In the battle, mutilated

During the battles for Palmyra, the head of the military training department of the headquarters of the Western Military District, Major General Peter Milyukhin lost both legs and eyes when undermined on a mine. This is reported by infox.ru with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense

The incident occurred about a week ago, the headquarters of the Western Military District said. “He was given first aid in the hospital on the basis of Khmeimim, and when the fortune began to deteriorate, he was transported to Moscow,” said the representative of the headquarters.

The wound of the general was confirmed in the hospital. Burdenko, where Milyukhin was delivered on Wednesday by special defense. "He is in the 56th department, in intensive care, doctors do everything possible to stabilize his condition. We have no right to inform other details," the publication said in the reception department.

Milyukhin became the first Russian general to receive severe injuries in Syria.

Milyukhin is in direct subordination to Colonel General Andrei Kartapolov, who commands the grouping of Russian troops in Syria. Milyukhin was responsible for the development of combat operations and controlled their implementation.

Today, about 30 Russian military who died since September 30, 2015, when Moscow openly intervened in the Syrian war, is known. Meanwhile, it is known that in addition to citizens who are officially in the Russian army, mercenaries are fighting in Syria, and according to the media, they are provided with the same benefits as the military personnel. In early August, the number of Russian mercenaries who died in Syria was estimated at 500-600 people .

On Thursday, Syrian government forces with the support of Russian aviation completed the operation tore -take Palmyra . The first time the militants of the Islamic State left the city in March last year. However, on December 11, 2016, IS militants again captured Palmyra . The Islamists made a lightning throw after they took control of the old fortress on the western outskirts of the city, built at the top of the hill, at a strategic height. The troops of Bashar al -Assad moved south of the city.