Russia may have lied about losing a gunship to ISIS
By Andrew Roth and Thomas Gibbons-Neff July 12 at 1:24 AM
Soon, video of the attack appeared on an Islamic State website. An
explosion near the rear rotor sends the gunship into a tailspin and it
crashes into regime-held territory. Anonymous military sources quoted by
Russian state media suggested that the helicopter was hit by an
American-made TOW antitank guided missile, suggesting that the Islamic
State had benefited from U.S. weapons deliveries to rebel groups.
But according to newspaper and expert reports, the helicopter was not an Mi-25 (the export version of Russia’s old Mi-24 attack helicopter), but Russia’s new state-of-the-art Mi-35M helicopter, which first appeared in Syria in December and, crucially, is operated only by the Russian military.
But according to newspaper and expert reports, the helicopter was not an Mi-25 (the export version of Russia’s old Mi-24 attack helicopter), but Russia’s new state-of-the-art Mi-35M helicopter, which first appeared in Syria in December and, crucially, is operated only by the Russian military.
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