Butusov: Russian air force for more than a week mercilessly bombed the city of Sarakeb and the surrounding villages

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Killed in Syrian pilot shot down by a Russian su-25 was one of the best pilots of the Russian attack aircraft and has no relation to Ukraine. This was reported by the journalist, the editor-in-chief “Censor.NO” Yury Butusov in Facebook.

“Destroyed… Russian pilot-terrorist major armed forces Roman Filippov was never a citizen of Ukraine. This personnel of the Russian military, which was transferred to the Crimea from Russia and became part of the 37-th mixed aviation regiment (commander – Colonel Oleg Terebunsky). The regiment is based on the basis of guards in the occupied Crimea”, – he said.

The journalist has denied the information of the defense Ministry, circulated to the Russian “Novaya Gazeta” that in the past Filippov alleged was the Ukrainian military.

“Filippov was one of the best pilots of the Russian attack aircraft repeatedly participated in the military exercise “Aviadarts”… But decided to become terrorists and flew to the war in Syria. The Russian air force for more than a week mercilessly bombed the city of Sarakeb and the surrounding villages” – he said.

Butusov said that the city of Sarakeb not occupied by terrorists ISIS, and is controlled by the rebels, supported by Turkey. He suggested that anti-aircraft guns, which shot down the plane, helped to “bought in Voentorg” Turks.

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February 3 in the village Maasen in the Syrian province of Idlib shot down a Russian su-25. The plane caught fire in air and crashed. The pilot ejected, but was killed upon landing. The deceased pilot of the su-25, according to “Novaya Gazeta”, is a former Ukrainian military Roman Filippov, originally from Russia-occupied Simferopol. The responsibility for the downed plane took a group of “Tahrir al-sham”.