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2 killed & 1 injured as Russian military helicopter shot down by mobile surface-to-air missile over Armenia – Moscow 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 Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Armenia after being subjected to fire from the ground, Moscow confirmed. 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. The chopper went down on Monday evening as it was escorting a motorcade to the Russian military base. The aircraft was hit by a missile from a portable air-defense system, whereupon it lost control and plunged into mountainous terrain on Armenian soil. 
Footage available online purportedly shows the scene of the helicopter crash. "The Russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down in the airspace over the territory of the Republic of Armenia outside the combat zone [with Azerbaijan]," stressed the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Footage available online purportedly shows the scene of the deadly incident.
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. Two of the helicopter’s flight crew members were killed and one was evacuated with moderate injuries, it has been confirmed. The command of the Russian military base, whose motorcade the Mi-24 was escorting, has launched a probe to establish the attackers’ nationality or any other potential affiliations.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Erevan is willing to provide Moscow with informational aid during the investigation, said the Armenian defense ministry spokesperson.
The incident took place amid the escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the long-disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where active hostilities resumed on September 27. Baku and Yerevan accused each other of shelling residential areas. The parties have signed cease-fire agreements three times, but the fighting continues to this day.
The situation is aggravated by the fact that Azerbaijan is actively supported by Turkey, a NATO member, while Armenia is a member of the the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a military alliance with Russia.
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