The crew members on board Russia's transport helicopter downed in Syria died heroically in an attempt to minimize civilian casualties on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. The Russian Aerospace Forces' Mi-8 Hip transport helicopter was downed inthe northwestern Syrian province ofIdlib while returning froma humanitarian mission ...

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter has been shot down in Syria's Idlib province on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Defense Ministry is investigating the fate ofthree crew members and two reconciliation center officers who were aboardthe downed aircraft. "On August 1, a Russian military transport Mi-8 helicopter was shot downfrom ...