The helicopter was not shot down, the ministry said, adding that the helicopter crashed in Homs province.
A Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in Syria today early in the morning, killing two pilots, Russian news agencies quoted Russia's Defence Ministry as saying.
The helicopter was not shot down, the ministry said, adding that the helicopter crashed in Homs province. The pilots' bodies had been recovered and brought to Russia's air base in Hmeymim, the ministry said.
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