Rescued Russian Pilot Claims Turkey Didnt Warn Him About Airspace ViolationBy Joshua Krause Captain Konstantin Murakhtin was rescued with the help of Syrian special forces after a harrowing 12 hour rescue operation, and was taken to Russias air base in Lakatia. He recently spoke to several Russian reporters at a press conference, and told them that he was very familiar with the area, and that Its impossible that we violated their airspace even for a secondWe were flying at an altitude of 6,000 meters in completely clear weather, and I had total control of our flight path throughout. He further added that he was given no warning before the attack. In actual fact, there were no warnings at all. Neither through the radio, nor visually, so we did not at any point adjust our course. You need to understand the difference in speed between a tactical bomber like a Su-24, and that of the F16. If they wanted to warn us, they could have sat on our wingAs it was, the missile hit the back of our plane out of nowhere. We didnt even have time to make an evasive maneuver. Whats ironic about this situation, is that a Turkish jet was shot down 3 years ago by Syrian forces for violating their airspace, and Prime Minister Erdogan complained that A short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack. Turkish aircraft have also violated Greek airspace countless times in the past. Even if Turkeys assertions are true, they clearly cant take the moral high ground on this one. Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger . 