Russian Mi-8 Transport Helicopter Downed in Syria, Five People Confirmed Dead
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The Russian Aerospace Forces’ Mil Mi-8 Hip transport helicopter was downed in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Monday with three crew members and two reconciliation center officers aboard.