10 jul 2016 after exhausting all their ammunition the pilots were leaving the scene when their helicopter came under fire from the ground near palmyra city. syrian soldiers drive past the arch of triumph in the ancient city of palmyra in april. two russian airmen were killed when their helicopter was shot down east of the city. (trt world and agencies) two russian pilots were killed in syria after daesh shot down a helicopter near palmyra the russian military was quoted as saying by local media. the two pilots riafagat khabibulin and yevgeny dolgin were flying a syrian mi-25 helicopter which was downed east of palmyra city. the russian pilots were attacking daesh in the homs region on friday on the request of the syrian government. after using up all of their ammunition the pilots were leaving the area when their chopper came under fire from the ground held by syrian military troops after daesh militants breached syrian forces lines east of palmyra. "the turning helicopter was hit by militants gunfire from the ground and crashed in the area controlled by the syrian government army. the crew died" the russian military was quoted as saying by interfax news agency. video footage released by daesh affiliated news agency amaq on saturday showed a helicopter being shot and crashing to the ground against cries of "its fallen god is greatest". the statement by the russian defence ministry said that the two russian pilots were on a test flight in the homs region with a syrian mi-25 helicopter laced with ammunition. the statement further said the syrian government requested the pilots to carry out strikes against the daesh militants. both the pilots have been nominated for russian state awards. russian forces entered the conflict at the end of last year backing the forces of syrian regime. russia has so far lost at least 12 soldiers in the syrian war. source trtworld and agencies related news iraqs vote violations | the global gag rule | slovenian elections thousands of afghan migrants walk into turkey for a better life are donald trumps new abortion policies just? 37th istanbul film festival egon schiele cy twombly | episode | showcase category news the blunders of mbs and how saudi arabia can reclaim its sovereignty sudanese president bashir dissolves government appoints new pm summit in tehran calls for political solution in syria talks in tehran are a last-ditch effort to avoid another syrian bloodbath a picture is worth a thousand words. follow us on instagram. follow trtworld dont miss out on the latest news we wont spam you and we respect your privacy. subscribe trt world on youtube subscribe to our youtube channel for all latest in-depth on the ground reporting from around the world. subscribe trt world on facebook like follow follow copyright �� 2018 trt world. trt world watch live tv schedule where to watch connect with trt world ios android youtube satellite coverage partner hotels corporate about trt world careers press releases documentary contact us legal terms of use privacy policy cookie policy
two russian pilots killed in syria as daesh downs chopper