Russian Helicopter Crashes In Syria, Two Pilots Dead

A Russian helicopter today crashed over rebel territory in Syria, killing two Russian pilots

A spokesperson for Russia’s ministry of defence said the Mi-28N attack helicopter came down in Homs province in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

“The bodies of the dead pilots were removed during search and rescue operations and are currently at the Hmeymim Airbase,” he added.



It is unclear if the helicopter was shutdown by rebels.
Local opposition groups, al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamist group Ahrar ash-Sham are known to be active in the area.

The pilots’ deaths bring the number of Russian servicemen killed in Syria since the country’s intervention started in September to at least eight.