Russia raised Su-35 fighters to intercept Turkish F-16s and was ready to launch missiles.

According to information provided by the media, referring to military sources in Syria, Russian Su-35 fighters were urgently raised from the Khmeimim airbase, after Turkish F-16 fighters tried to approach Syrian airspace to strike at Russian and Syrian positions. troops in the Aleppo and Idlib area. The pilots of the Turkish F-16s initially did not react to the order of the crews of the Russian Su-35s to turn around immediately, as a result of which the weapon systems were activated - thereby the Russian combat aircraft were ready to attack the Turkish F-16s.

«It is known that on February 3, the Turkish side launched an airstrike with F-16 fighters on 46 targets in Syria. The purpose of the operation was reportedly to retaliate against the Turkish army fired upon in the Idlib area, but this time Erdogan faced a tough response. It is reported that when the F-16s of the Turkish Air Force went to Syria on their mission, they collided with Russian Su-35S fighters. At the time, the Su-35S directly intercepted Turkish F-16s and warned that they would open fire if the Turkish aircraft did not deploy. Both sides confronted each other for several minutes before the Turkish pilots fled. "- сообщает Sohu Edition.

It should be clarified that on February 3, 2020, it really became known about the air strikes of the Turkish Air Force on the positions of the Syrian military, moreover, Erdogan personally brought this information, in connection with which, it was suggested that Russian fighters intercepted Turkish F-16s already during the application attacks on the positions of the SAA, which, incidentally, confirms the publication of "Sohu".

“According to the reported data from Turkey, even if they were intercepted and warned, the air strikes of the Turkish Air Force also killed more than 30 Syrian soldiers. After that, Erdogan said that he could sit down and talk with the Russian side on this issue "  - said in the material.

It should be noted that on this score there are no data from the representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.