Soldato russo ucciso in SU-24 rescue operation

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter came under attack while conducting a search and rescue operation in Syria, one naval infantry soldier is reported killed and the aircraft also received damage.

The Russian General Staff said that two Mi-8s were involved in the operation to save the crew of the downed Su-24.

The helicopter is reported to have been shot down, its crew evacuated to the Russian base at Hmeymim.

"A search and rescue operation involving two Mi-8 helicopters was carried out, charged with evacuating the pilots from the landing site. During the operation, as a result of small-arms fire, one of the helicopters was damaged, and forced to make a landing on neutral territory. One naval infantry soldier was killed," Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi, the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, told reporters on Tuesday.

source: http://sputniknews.com/world/20151124/1030686711/su24-rescue-syria-russia.html