Yes, they shot it down and then tried to cover it up. They do have form on this of course. No subsequent help given to the pilots. The Russians are lying criminals and psychopaths, followed by a bunch of Lemmings as a population. The sooner NATO goes to War and put an end to this regime, and its supporters, the better. We should have done it in 1945, look where a 'civilized approach' with this State has got the Western democracies, add the North Koreans, Iran and China to this short list.