Crew of Ukrainian Heli Downed in Botched Azov Rescue Mission Thank Russians for Saving Lives – Video

• Crew of Ukrainian Heli Downed in Botched Azov Rescue Mission Thank Russians for Saving Lives – Video
  by Ilya Tsukanov, https://sputniknews.com/
  A pair of Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters were shot down while trying to break through Russian and Donetsk People’s Militia lines into the Azov Sea coastal city of Mariupol on Tuesday to evacuate commanders of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment trapped in the area.
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  Two Ukrainian helicopter crew members rescued and taken to hospital after their Mi-8 was shot down by a man-portable air defence system outside Mariupol have expressed gratitude to the Russian troops and doctors that saved their lives.
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  “I was taken away from the helicopter while I was lying down, and brought to a medical facility, presumably. I didn’t see. They provided medical assistance, plastered my legs and arm. That is, they didn’t let me die. Thank you very much,” gunner Ivan Gavrilenko said, while lying in recovery. The officer suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and severe burns to 55-60 percent of his body.
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  Flight Engineer Captain Dmitry Burlakov, who appeared to have suffered more serious injuries, simply uttered the words “Thank you.”
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