France partly to blame for Russian plane’s crash, says military expert

19/09/2018

September 18, 2018

By launching cruise missiles, the French Navy’s frigate only complicated the situation in that part of the Mediterranean Sea, says expert

France is partly to blame for the crash of Russia’s Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria and the death of Russian military servicemen, military expert Mikhail Khodaryonok told reporters.

“The French Navy’s frigate, The Auvergne, did not make the best contribution to the air situation, creating additional difficulties for Syrian air defense teams,” he said, adding that “the French frigate was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

“By launching cruise missiles, the French Navy’s frigate only complicated the situation in that part of the Mediterranean Sea, which is already difficult. This is why the Russian Il-20 aircraft crash is partly France’s fault,” the Russian expert stressed.