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Moscow, SANA- The Russian Defense Ministry said that a Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria due to a technical malfunction, and both pilots died in the accident.
“On December 31st, a Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed during a flight to Hama airfield due to a technical malfunction,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday in a statement.
The Ministry added that, the two pilots died in a crash landing 15 km away from the airfield. A flight engineer was injured in the accident and later transported by a search and rescue team to the Hmeimim air base, where he was provided medical assistance.
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