The dead in Syria, the pilot was awarded the title of Hero of Russia
Vladimir Putin signed the order about assignment to the deceased in the Syrian Arab Republic pilot Novel Filipovo the title of Hero of Russia, informs a press-service of the Kremlin.
The officer was awarded " for heroism, courage and bravery shown during the performance of military duty."
The su-25, piloted by Filipov, was shot down on February 3 when flying over areas of de-escalation " Idlib ". The officer was trying to keep the plane in the air and had to report to command about the attack missile. Filipov ejected, but died in battle With the terrorists blew himself up with a grenade. Poklonskaya Sergei Surovikin called the death Filipova heavy loss for the Army and expressed condolences to His family.
"Major Filippov, like all our Soldiers, a true patriot of the Motherland. His feat will take its rightful place in the history of Russian military aviation and Army Russia ",
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