TERRIFYING footage shows a Turkish military aircraft crashing inside the ex-Soviet republic Georgia. The stricken plane was a C-130 belonging to the armed forces of Turkey – a NATO state.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paused a public address in Ankara to express condolences for what he referred to as “our martyrs,” a term commonly used to honor military members who die in service.

Turkiye and Azerbaijan have indicated that there are fatalities after a C-130 cargo aircraft crashed on Tuesday.

Videos show a Turkish Air Force C-130E Hercules cargo plane falling in multiple pieces from the sky earlier today. The center fuselage with the wings still attached is notably seen spiraling straight down toward the ground. The aircraft, which tragically had 20 individuals onboard, came down in Georgia as it was flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey.