A contract soldier from Bratsk died in Syria

Russian contract soldier Bogdan Derevitsky died in Syria. This was reported by the press service of the administration of Bratsk, where on May 3 a farewell to the deceased was held.

to According the local Gorod website, Derevitsky was 24 years old. When and under what circumstances he died is not reported.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not officially report the death of a serviceman.

• Russia has been conducting a special operation in Syria since September 2015. The Ministry of Defense has officially recognized the death of 32 Russian soldiers during the campaign.
• According to media reports, the death toll of Russians is actually higher - some of them participated in hostilities as mercenaries of private military companies, although mercenarism is a criminal offense in Russia.