Downed Russian Pilot ‘detonated Grenade’
Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his plane out of the sky. Roman Filipov’s reported last words were: “Here’s for the guys.” His Sukhoi-25 ground-attack aircraft was shot down over rebel-held Idlib province. He survived … Read more