Oleg Peshkov, the pilot of a Russian SU-24 bomber downed by Turkish fighter aircraft on the Syrian border has been awarded the Hero of Russia medal posthumously.

The body has been returned to his hometown Lipetsk.

Russia has imposed tough economic sanctions against Turkey as part of its response to the incident.

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