In the morning of October 10, local pro-Assad media from the Syrian Latakia governorate reported a Russian jet crashed soon after takeoff from Russia's Hmeymim airbase.
A photo posted online purportedly shows the smoke from the crashed jet.
The Russian Ministry of Defence soon confirmed the crash, naming the type of jet (Su-24 Fencer bomber, used from the start of Russia's operation in Syria) and saying that the crew of two has died in the accident.

