Armed to the teeth: Russia gives its pilots pistols and Kalashnikovs in case any more are shot down by Turks amid rising tensions

Armed to the teeth: Russia gives its pilots pistols and Kalashnikovs in case any more are shot down by Turks amid rising tensions  Russia is issuing its warplane pilots on missions over Syria with pistols and Kalashnikov machine guns in case they are forced to eject and defend themselves on the ground.