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The helicopter was shot down near the Huwaysis region of Syria – according to the death cult's Amaq News Agency.

The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed the incident but denied that any soldiers were killed.

It comes just a day after Putin's monstrous fleet of destroyers arrived in the war-torn country as Russia prepares an ultimate onslaught.

Iron Vlad has issued a "10-hour" warning to the people of Aleppo sparking fears of a bloody onslaught which could leave the city utterly destroyed.

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The terror group – otherwise known as Daesh – appears to be on its knees as coalition forces advance in several key battlegrounds.

And as the offensive on Mosul, Iraq, reaches its bloody conclusion, ISIS terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears to have fled.

Despite all this, the group is determined to put on a pretence of defiance – with al-Baghdadi himself releasing a bizarre victory speech yesterday.

Amaq tweeted: "A Russian attack helicopter is destroyed by a guided missile near the Huwaysis area in the eastern countryside of Homs."

Russia has since confirmed that a flight "delivering humanitarian assistance" was "forced to make an emergency landing".

None of the crew were injured and were quickly taken to a nearby air base for treatment.

Putin's jets have been operating in the area this week after ISIS attacked Syrian Arab Army positions near the al-Mahr oilfield to the east of Homs.