A frame grab taken from footage from a camera under a plane, released by Russia's Defence Ministry on October 5, 2015, shows a Russian military jet dropping bombs during airstrikes carried out by the country's air force near Idlib in Syria. Footage released October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters
BRUSSELS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow's explanation that its warplanes had violated alliance member Turkey's air space by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence.
With Russia extending its air strikes to include the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was losing patience with Russian violations of his country's air space.
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