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Pilot by a Russian MI-8AMShT cargo and attack helicopter at the Hmeimim air base in Syria.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Syria
- Event date: 06.10.2015
- Date published: 06.10.2015
- Author: Dmitriy Vinogradov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3264x2448px, 3.9Mb