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The Mi-8, who took part in the search for the downed Russian bomber Su-24 in the territory of Syria, was shot and made a forced landing. He told reporters the chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Sergey Rudskoy.
«During operation, one of the helicopters as a result of small-arms fire was damaged and made a forced landing in a neutral territory. One Marine was killed under contract “- said Rudskoy (quoted by” Interfax »).
In total, according Rūda in search operations were involved, two Mi-8 helicopters. After the shelling, the personnel search and rescue team and a helicopter crew have been evacuated and are now at an air base Hmeymim.
«On the territory controlled by armed gangs, mortar fire helicopter was destroyed,” – said Rudskoy. He added that the operation to search and rescue of the crew of the downed Russian bomber continues.
Earlier that rebels in Syria shot down a Russian helicopter, Reuters reported citing Syrian Monitoring Centre for Human Rights, based in London. According to the agency, the helicopter was shot down by anti-tank missile.
On the morning of 24 November, the Turkish-Syrian border was hit by a Russian bomber Su-24 took part in the operation against banned in Russia “Islamic state.” The Turkish side claims that was hit by a plane that violated the airspace and did not react to the warnings. The Russian side insists that the Su-24 did not violate Turkish space and was shot down by Syria in the sky at a distance of 1 km from the Turkish border.
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