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Russian Navy major killed in Syria
On April 18, Russian Major Sergei Bordov, who served in the Marine Corps, died in Syria. It is reported by Reuters with reference to his former colleague Vyacheslav Pavlyuchenko.
“Covered them with mortar fire. Two of ours, Russian, and two Syrian soldiers were killed," he said. The name of the second deceased Russian Pavlyuchenko is unknown.
In which region of Syria Bordov came under fire and who opened fire on him, it is not reported.
A source close to the Russian Navy said the serviceman would be buried in Simferopol on April 22.
A message about the death of Bordov also appeared in the community of the 810th separate brigade of the Marine Corps "VKontakte". In the entry, he is named as a former commander of a reconnaissance and airborne company.
Update. After the publication of Reuters, the death of Major Sergei Bordov was reported to the Russian Defense Ministry, calling him a military adviser. “During the attack by Russian militants, the officer organized the actions of the Syrian military, preventing the terrorists from breaking into a residential town. During the battle, the officer was mortally wounded, ” Interfax quotes the message . The department denied information about the death of the second Russian.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters. The Ministry officially announced the death of 30 Russian soldiers who died in Syria since the start of the operation in September 2015.
- Russia has been conducting a special operation in Syria since September 2015. The Ministry of Defense, as of April 20, acknowledged the death of 30 Russian soldiers in Syria.