Russia is taking no chances in case another of its war plane is shot down again as Russia has each pilot handguns and AK-47s to defend themselves in case they are forced to eject and defend themselves on ground, this new measures come after the death of Russian pilot Lt-Col Oleg Peshkov who was shot down last tuesday by Turkey on his return unarmed from a mission in Syria

This comes as images have emerged of the Kremlin's most advanced missile defence system - the S-400, deployed to protect its air force pilots in the war-ravaged country and Russia has threatened to use the S-400's devastating firepower to defend its air strikes in Syria, which the West claims are targeted at moderate opponents of the Assad regime as well as ISIS jihadist terrorists.

Source: http://www.juicygossips.com.ng/2015/11/russia-taking-no-chances-arms-warplane.html

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