Russia’s defense ministry on Thursday said two servicemen had been killed in a mortar attack by Takfiri militants in Syria on New Year’s Eve, but denied media reports seven military planes had been destroyed. “As darkness fell, the Hmeimim air base was subjected to sudden mortar shelling from a mobile ...
A Russian helicopter crashed in Syria on New Year’s Eve killing both pilots following a technical fault, Moscow’s defense ministry said Wednesday. The Mi-24 military helicopter was flying to Hama, northwestern Syria, and there was no firing from the ground, agencies quote the ministry as saying. “Both pilots died in ...
