Syria: Russian Helicopter Shot Down, Five Killed

Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
August 1, 2016

Новое видео с места крушения вертолёта Ми-8 ВКС РФ, сбитого боевиками "Джейш аль-Фатх" на севере провинции Идлиб pic.twitter.com/aJ7cu93Y8m

— Вестник Дамаска (@NovostiDamask) August 1, 2016

Russia is actually fighting ISIS. Russians are dying to deal with this issue.

Meanwhile, the West is arming them.

Why?

RT:

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter has been shot down by ground fire in Syria following delivery of humanitarian supplies to Aleppo, the Defense Ministry said.

Three crew and two officers from Russia’s Reconciliation Center died, according to a Kremlin statement. “On August 1, an Mi-8 transport helicopter has been shot down by ground fire in Idlib province after a delivery of humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo. Three crew members and two officers from the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria were on board,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The helicopter was returning to the Russian air base at Khmeimim, the statement added. The ministry has not yet revealed identities of those on board.

The Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria has operated at Khmeimim air base since February. It contributes to peace talks between Syrian government and moderate opposition factions not aligned with IS, Al-Nusra Front or other terrorist groups.

The center also oversees ceasefire agreements between belligerent parties and delivery of humanitarian supplies to various parts of Syria.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed in a statement later in the day that all those on board are dead.

“Those on board the helicopter were killed, as we learned from the Defense Ministry’s report. They died heroically as [the crew] tried to divert the helicopter to minimize casualties on the ground,” Peskov said, adding the Mi-8 had been on a humanitarian mission.

“The Kremlin conveys its deep condolences to the families of those killed in action,” he added.

Shortly after the crash, a number of on-the-spot videos have emerged online, allegedly showing helicopter debris, including a tail rotor and parts of the fuselage. At the moment, RT cannot verify authenticity of those videos.

In all likelihood, this Russian helicopter was shot down by weapons provided to the terrorists by the US itself. At the very least, it was provided by one of our great allies – Saudi Arabia or Turkey.

For those who don’t know, ISIS is not producing their own arms.