Thursday, 8 February 2018 ()
MOSCOW (AP) — Tens of thousands of Russians have attended a mourning ceremony for a Russian pilot who blew himself up to avoid being captured by the militants in Syria who downed his plane. Maj. Roman Filipov bailed out successfully Saturday from the burning plane over Syria’s northern Idlib province, but was surrounded by al-Qaida-linked […]| 0 shares | Share on FacebookShare on TwitterPost on RedditShare by |
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▶ Body of Russian pilot shot down over Syria returned to his home country 01:02The body of Russian pilot whose plane was shot down over rebel-held Syria on Saturday has been returned to his home country. Roman Filipov's remains were recovered with the help of the Turkish authorities according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. On Monday, the Russian government said the pilot... |