Russian Ministry of Defense: Two military helicopters returned to Russia from Syria
Two Ka-52 helicopters returned to Russia after carrying out military tasks in Syria, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Ministry of Defense. The helicopters and their crews were transported by an An-124 Ruslan military transport aircraft from the Khmeimim aerodrome.
As indicated by the military department, after returning to Russia, the pilots and helicopters will be sent to permanent deployment bases.
Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta previously reported that over the past week, 11 planes and helicopters and their crews, as well as flight and technical personnel who served at the Khmeimim base returned from Syria to Russia.
The Russian military did not specify what prompted the withdrawal of equipment from Syria.