Turkish F-16 pilots have been warned of the opening fire.

The Turkish F-16 fighters that invaded Syrian airspace were warned of the opening fire of the C-300 and C-400, and therefore were forced to flee from Syrian airspace.

“The Turkish Air Force sent F-16 fighters to the war zone, but the Turkish pilots had to retreat, because otherwise they would have been shot down. Military sources note that during the air confrontation Russian C-400 and Syrian air defense systems C-300 were brought into a combat position with readiness to attack the enemy ", says the publicationDebka».

It is reported that the key factor was the appearance in the sky of Russian Su-35 fighters, which forced Turkish pilots to leave Syria's airspace.

It should be clarified that Turkey did not officially comment on the retreat of F-16 fighters, however, according to monitoring data, more Turkish combat aircraft did not appear in the sky over Syria after the August 19 incident, which may indicate a warning sent to the Turkish military about their readiness to provide reliable protection Syrian military.