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| 2 killed & 1 injured as Russian military helicopter shot down by mobile surface-to-air missile over Armenia – Moscow | |
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| The Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Armenia after being subjected to fire from the ground, Moscow officials say. The incident took place near the border with Azerbaijan. | |
| The crash occurred on Monday evening, as the helicopter was escorting a motorcade to the Russian military base. The aircraft took fire from a portable air-defense system. After being hit with the missile the helicopter lost control and crashed into mountainous terrain on Armenian soil. | |
| Footage available online purportedly shows the scene of the helicopter crash. | |
| As a result of the crash, two of the flight crew members were killed, while one was evacuated with moderate injuries, the defense ministry has reported. The command of the Russian military base, whose motorcade the Mi-24 was escorting, is carrying out an investigation to establish the attackers’ nationality or any other potential affiliations. | |
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