‘He dreamed of flying’: Russian pilot shot down by terrorists in Syria awarded Hero of Russia medal

‘He dreamed of flying’: Russian pilot shot down by terrorists in Syria awarded Hero of Russia medal
Russia is mourning the death of Major Roman Filipov, whose plane was shot down by Islamic militants in northern Syria on Saturday. The pilot avoided capture by taking his own life, detonating a hand grenade, when he was surrounded by enemy forces on the ground. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8ygz RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://ift.tt/owj9OZ Follow us on Telegram https://t.me/rtintl Follow us on VK http://ift.tt/2yr9Rau Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://ift.tt/SlZ8ne Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://ift.tt/1EZNJiG RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.