Reuters: Three Russians died in Syria

At least three Russians were killed and somewhat injured when the shell entered their position in the Syrian coastal province of Latakia. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a high -ranking pro -government military source.

According to the source, at least 20 Russians, as well as fighters of government forces, were at the time the projectile hit the position in the Nabi area. The incident occurred on Monday night.

Syrian officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense did not respond to the agency’s requests about comments.

Rami Abdurakhman, the head of the Syrian observation group on human rights based in the UK, said that his sources in the combat area confirmed the death of Russians. However, he does not know whether we are talking about current military personnel or volunteers fighting on the side of government forces.

The Russian Embassy in Damascus refutes the message of the agency. “No information about the deaths of three Russians” or “three Russian troops” in Syria, which was reported by Reuters, is not disposed. All this is very similar to the next informational stuffing, ”the diplomatic mission said.

Moscow has repeatedly stated that Russian troops would not participate in ground operations in Syria, and strikes will be delivered exclusively from the air. On October 6, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov again denied reports on the preparation of a ground operation by Russia . The Kremlin also does not deal with the issues of volunteer detachments fighting in Syria, Peskov said, answering the question of whether the state supports such volunteers. “I don’t think. This is not a function of the state,” he said. “As a rule, such organizations exist and act independently.”

At the same time, Russia does not deny that military advisers and consultants are present in Syria. Also, officers and contract soldiers were transferred to Syria to protect Latakia Airport, where Russian planes are based, as well as the naval base in Tartus.

On Friday, Syrian troops, with the support of Russian aviation, as well as allies from Iran and the Lebanese move, Hzbollah attacked the rebel positions south of Aleppo . It was reported that the troops of the Syrian dictator Bashar al -Assad managed to recapture two settlements from the rebels, having lost one tank. Currently, most of Aleppo is under the control of government forces, but some cities continue to hold rebel groups. On Monday, Abdurakhman described the battles with government forces as heavy, but noted that on this day Assad’s troops could not advance in strategic directions.

Russia has continued the bombing of Syrian territory from September 30. The declared goal of the operation is the fight against IS terrorists. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that it strikes accurate blows from which the civilian population does not suffer. At the same time, civilian objects also suffer from the blows of Russian aviation, and civilians, including children, are dying and are injured.