(VOVworld)- The Russian defence ministry said on Friday all its planes in Syria had safely returned to base and all its drones were operating “as planned” after Turkish warplanes shot down a drone near the Syrian border, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. “All the Russian planes in Syria have returned to the Hmeimim air base after completing their tasks. Russian unmanned aerial vehicles monitoring the situation on the territory of Syria and carrying out air reconnaissance are working as normal,” defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told Russian news agencies.

Turkey shot down a drone near the Syrian border on Friday; Russia denied involvement.

On Friday, Russia said it has agreed all technical questions for Syria flight safety with the United States after Turkey downing the plane. Turkey’s NTV television, without citing its sources, said the object was a drone, and it had fallen three kilometers (1.85 miles) inside Turkish territory. Television pictures showed the military examining the crash site. The location was not specified.