Russia deployed seven Mi-24P and Mi-8 helicopters to Armenia

Russia has deployed seven Mi-24P attack and Mi-8MT transport helicopters to reinforce its military base in Armenia, the Southern Military District said in a press release.

Russian Air Force Mil Mi-24P Dvurekov-4
By Igor Dvurekov (http://russianplanes.net/id53229) [GFDL 1.2, GFDL 1.2 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
By Igor Dvurekov [GFDL 1.2, GFDL 1.2 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The helicopters will join Russia MiG-29s already deployed at Erebuni airbase. An additional batch of helicopters is expected to reach the base by the end of the year, the SMD said.

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