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Azerbaijan awards servicemen who shot down enemy helicopter

12 November 2014 16:07 (UTC +04:00)

Under the order of Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, extended serviceman, unit commander Muradov Ilkin Mammad oghlu has been awarded a third degree medal "For distinguished military service” for shooting down the enemy’s Mi-24 helicopter showing vigilance and heroism while executing combat duty, the Defense Ministry told APA.

The Defense Ministry also reported that one of the enemy’s two helicopters was downed, while the other evaded from fire. According to preliminary information, the enemy's three servicemen on board were killed.