A Russian officer holds a portrait of Russian Roman Filipov, the pilot of the Su-25 jet who ejected after Syrian insurgents shot down his plane traded fire with militants on the ground and then blew himself up to avoid being captured, during a farewell service at Chkalovsky military airport, just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, February 8, 2018. (Photo by Vadim Savitsky/Pool Photo via AP Photo)
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