Russian Helicopter Shot Down By ISIS, So Putin Responds With THIS [VIDEO] According to reports, a Russian MI-8 helicopter has been shot down by ground fire in Syria, following delivery of humanitarian supplies to Aleppo. The Defense Ministry reports three crew and two officers from Russias Reconciliation Center died in the attack. The helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday over an area being controlled by Al-Nusra Front. The helicopter was hit from the ground in an area under control of the armed units of Al-Nusra Front terrorist group and the troops of the so-called moderate opposition who joined them, General Sergey Rudskoy, chief of the main operations department of the Russian General Staff told reporters. On August 1, an Mi-8 transport helicopter has been shot down by ground fire in Idlib province after a delivery of humanitarian aid to the city of Aleppo, the Defense Ministry said in a statement earlier this week. The ministry has not yet revealed the identities of those on board. The Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria has operated in Khmeimim air base since February. The center oversees ceasefire agreements between belligerent parties and delivery of humanitarian supplies to various parts of Syria and contributes to peace talks between Syrian government and moderate opposition factions not aligned with IS or other terrorist groups. Those on board the helicopter were killed, as we learned from the Defense Ministrys report, Peskov said. They died heroically as [the crew] tried to divert the helicopter to minimize casualties on the ground. The Kremlin conveys its deep condolences to the families of those killed in action. This is the third Russian helicopter lost in action in Syria this year. In July, an Mi-25 attack chopper was shot down near Palmyra, killing two Russian pilots. The aircraft had been engaging the advancing Islamic State militants at the Syrian Armys request when it was shot down. What do you think of these new reports? 