00:00Russia and India have been friends for decades now,
00:27and their friendship has not just been on the diplomatic front,
00:31but also has the human-to-human connect.
00:34This friendship was once again on display at the Dubai Air Show,
00:39where the Russian Knights aerobatics team paid a heartfelt tribute
00:44to Wing Commander Nemanj Sial of the Indian Air Force,
00:49who lost his life in the Tejas fighter jet crash at the show on November 21.
00:57The video of the tribute captured the Russian aerobatic team soaring together in a tight aerial pattern,
01:08accompanied by a message conveying support for the Indian Air Force and honoring the deceased pilot.
01:15The highly skilled Russian formation team dedicated their full routine to the late pilot Sial,
01:23calling him a brother in the skies.
01:27One of the Russian pilots expressed grief over the tragic incident
01:32and said that the moments after the horrifying crash were impossible to describe.
01:37He added that his team decided to continue their performance as a tribute to their brothers,
01:43who did not return from their final flight.
01:46This public salute to the fallen pilot and the heartfelt tribute by Moscow goes beyond a simple condolence message,
01:58and is an acknowledgment to India's commitment towards building its homegrown defense capabilities.
02:05Wing Commander Nemanj Sial died after the indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas,
02:15which he was flying, went down during a planned demonstration at the Dubai Air Show.
02:20The jet reportedly lost height while performing a low-level negative G maneuver and plunged into the ground within seconds.
02:39erupting into a fireball, even as the audience, including Wing Commander Sial's family, watched the accidents in shock.
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