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Russian pilots in high spirits despite Turkish attack

A file picture taken on October 3, 2015 shows a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber taking off from the Hmeimim airbase in the Syrian province of Latakia. AFP

Riley Waggaman

Press TV, Moscow

The navigator of a Russian fighter jet downed by Turkey is alive. He was picked up by the Syrian army and Russian Special Forces. That according to a senior State Duma official in Russia. Nikolai Antoshki says Russian pilots conducting airstrikes against terrorists in Syria have high morale, despite the recent attack that killed a Russian co-pilot. Press TV's Riley Waggaman has the details from Moscow.


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