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Russian movie praises Moscow's war efforts in Syria

The Russian movie "Sky" tells the story of a pilot killed after a Turkish jet shot down his bomber over northern Syria.
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A new Russian movie tells the story of Russian pilot Lieut. Col. Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov. "Sky" was recently screened in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Peshkov was killed when his fighter jet was hit by a Turkish Air Force missile and crashed in northern Syria six years ago.

The movie was first shown at the Hmeimim military base on the anniversary of the pilot’s killing. In Aleppo, an audience of Russian soldiers and some Russian nationals watched the film in a free screening. Peshkov was the first Russian pilot to be killed in Syria, since Russia’s military intervention alongside the Syrian government in late September 2015. The premiere took place on Nov. 21 at a movie theater in Yekaterinburg.

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