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Chechen terrorists shot down a Russian Mi-8 HIP transport helicopter, killing all 18 on board. The helo was transporting troops to the Shatoi region, where Russian Special Forces are conducting a large scale operation.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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