In Syria killed a soldier of the Russian army : In the World : Vladim

News 7 March, 2018

At the end of winter in Syria killed one soldier from Russia. The soldier at the time of death was 22 years.

The deceased soldier was a native of Volgograd region. On the death of the soldier, his family said on March 1 by telephone. Four days later, the corpse of a soldier was brought from the Middle East to Russia, 6 March was the funeral. Deceased at the time of service, he has held the position of Advisor to the Syrian artillery and was killed during an operation in Eastern Guta. The Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation about the death of a soldier is not reported.

Earlier in the RAA crashed the plane An-26, which killed 39 Russian soldiers and officers. Responsibility for the incident took on Islamic radicals.