Two pilots were killed when a Russian Mil Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter has crashed in Syria while performing a flight near the city of Homs, the Russian Defense Ministry's press-service reports.

    The ministry says the helicopter was not shot down, Russia Today (RT) TV channel reported Tuesday. "A helicopter of Russian Air Force helicopter was involved in an accident, and two crewmen have died," the ministry said. 

    A rescue operation recovered the pilots' bodies and took them to the Khmemim airbase. "A group of aircraft accident experts is working at the crash site. The cause of the accident is being investigated," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Source: QNA