Four terrorists accused of killing Russian pilot in Syria

The Investigative Committee of Russia has indicted four terrorists in absentia for the murder of Russian pilot Roman Filipov in Syria. This was reported to "Lente.ru" by the official representative of the department Svetlana Petrenko.

According to her, during the investigation the identities of those involved in the death of the Su-25SM pilot were identified - these are Ibrahim Ramadan Al-Ahmad, Mohammed Gazi Al-Aleiviyu, Abdel Sattar Abdul Gafur al-Siyah, Abdel Basit Ibrahim Al-Hamud from a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation Jabhat al-Nusra. They are on the international wanted list. Investigators plan to resolve the issue of their arrest in absentia.

The involvement of terrorists in the murder of Filipov became clear as a result of cooperation between Russian investigators and the military with the competent authorities of the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR). Witnesses were questioned, including citizens of the SAR.

In the spring, Novaya Gazeta reported on the absentee arrest of Syrian militants Tarek and Amer Sokhta, as well as Murad Juma Shreib, which was decided by the Basmanny Court of Moscow in July 2018 in the case of Filipov's murder. All of them were put on the international wanted list.

Russian Aerospace Forces pilot Major Roman Filipov died on February 3, 2018 in the Syrian province of Idlib. The militants shot down the Su-25SM attack aircraft piloted by them, Filipov ejected, took a fight on the ground with a pistol, was seriously wounded and, when the terrorists approached, blew himself up with a grenade with the words "This is for you guys!" Filipov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia.