Associated Press: Russian helicopter shot down in Syria
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The Russian Defense Ministry says a transport helicopter has been shot down in Syria, but the fate of the five people onboard is still unknown. The ministry says in a statement that the Mi-8 helicopter was shot down on August 1 in Idlib province while returning to the Russian air base on the coast after delivering humanitarian goods to the city of Aleppo.