"In the area of the village of Al-Sukhnah in Homs province, a dangerous proximity occurred between a coalition MQ-9 Reaper UAV performing a scheduled flight in Syrian airspace, and a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 aircraft. The Russian pilot demonstrated high professionalism, taking timely measures to prevent a collision," he disclosed at a briefing.
Additionally, in the al-Tanf area, there were 12 recorded violations in one day - involving a pair of F-15, a pair of Rafale fighters, two pairs of Typhoon fighters, and two pairs of A-10 attack aircraft of the coalition.
Such actions by the coalition continue to create dangerous preconditions for aviation incidents, Ignasyuk warned.