Russian officer killed in Syria

Russian officer Vadim Tumakov died in Syria. This was reported by the Orenburg editions orenday.ru and Orenbuzhie . According to media reports, his body was taken to his homeland - to the village of Pokrovka, Sol-Iletsk district, where the funeral took place. This happened a week and a half ago.

Publications note that Tumakov served in the Vityaz special forces. Whether he was an active-duty soldier is not clear from media reports. The Ministry of Defense has not officially confirmed the death of Vadim Tumakov.

• The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially admits that six people have died in Syria during Russia's participation in the campaign. The death of Major Sergei Chupov was also unofficially reported. According to Fontanka.ru, he fought as a mercenary .