In the past 24 hours, even as Russian President V. Putin and his Turkish counterpart RT Erdogan have interviewed on the phone to try to defuse the spiral From a commitment to work in Syria, the confrontations on the ground have taken a new step towards a more global, and massive, engagement between the belligerents. On the Turkish side, we claim the destruction of 2 Syrian Su-24 aircraft, shot down by its F16s, as well as multiple drone strikes that destroyed many tanks, artillery pieces and even a Pantsir S1 anti-aircraft system, in an operation called "Spring Shield" launched in retaliation for the death of its 34 soldiers a few days ago.
On the Syrian side, we admit the destruction of a Su-24 and an L-39 training and attack aircraft, otherwise difficult to deny given the videos published showing their destruction. On the other hand, we claim the destruction of 6 combat drones. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announces for its part an assessment of 19 Syrian soldiers killed by the Turkish strikes.
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