Reuters reported the death of 18 Russians in Syria in two months

Since the end of January 2017, 18 Russians who fought on the side of the Syrian government troops have died in Syria. It is reported by Reuters , which was based on the data of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT).

According to the agency, among the dead two personnel military personnel, whose death did not declare the Ministry of Defense. We are talking about the officer of Sergei Travina and the commander of the mountain intelligence battalion Igor Vorone.

Reuters notes that the losses in Syria have become one of the largest for the Russian contingent since the start of the military operation a year and a half ago. According to the source of the agency, Yuri Sokalsky (one of the dead) said that "out of every 100 people 50 people return in coffins."

Most of the dead - 11 people - were civilians working under a contract under the leadership of the Russian military command, says Reuters. The agency gives the names of the dead: Yuri Sokalsky, Alexei Nininodin, Roman Rudenko, Konstantin Zadorozhny, Ivan Poyshkin, Vasily Yurlin, Alexander Sagaydak, Alexander Zangiev, Dmitry Markelov, Alexander Piachinin. Also, a resident of the city of Kropotkin died, whose name the agency could not establish.

“Messages in local information and social networks suggest that, starting from the last days of January, Syria died even more Russians than the 18 fighters mentioned, but Reuters could not get independent confirmation of the death of these people,” the publication says.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense officially reported only five military personnel of the Russian Federation who died over the past two months. Reuters did not respond to Reuters about real losses in Syria in Syria, they acted similarly in the Kremlin.

Earlier on March 22, CIT activists presented their report on the losses of the Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner in Syria in 2017. According to them, at least ten people were killed; In addition to the names that Reuters brought, CIT also called Mikhail Nefedov.