Hip helicopter videos from Syria (including footage of a Mil Mi-17 shot down by rebels)

The following videos show the Syrian Mil Mi-8/17 Hip helicopters at work.

The first, brought to my attention by Bjørn Holst Jespersen, is interesting as it provides a close-up view on a Syrian Mil Mi-8 gunship, loaded with rocket launchers, as it lands at an unknown location guarded by Assad soldiers.

http://youtu.be/JBX82n063SQ

The second one, recommended by Matt Fanning, shows the wreckage of a Mil Mi-17 allegedly shot down by the rebels.

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