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  • Media: Russian attack helicopter that crashed in Syria was shot down by a portable surface-to-air missile

    The Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter that crashed in Syria may have been shot down by a missile fired from the ground, reported the newspaper Kommersant.

    “According to unofficial information, the Ka-52 was shot down while patrolling the eastern territories of the Syrian Arab Republic when it was fired on by portable surface-to-air missile systems (MANPADS), which were at the disposal of radical Islamists,” the paper said.

    On May 7, the Ministry of Defense reported the crash of a …