Defence Ministry denies claims Russian helicopter downed in Syria
Read on the website Vestnik KavkazaAllegations that militants downed a Russian helicopter in Syria’s Latakia are not true, a spokesman of the Russian reconciliation center said.
"All aerial devices of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria are either at base airfields or carrying out their tasks. The messages on terrorist-controlled media outlets regarding an allegedly downed Russian helicopter are not true," Sputnik cited a spokesman of the center as saying.