Reuters: Russian military losses in Syria continue despite withdrawals
Russia on Thursday buried its eighth serviceman officially acknowledged to have been killed in its military campaign in Syria, suggesting as many have died in combat since the Kremlin announced a partial pullout as before the March announcement.
Moscow has continued sending military hardware to Syria, according to a Reuters analysis of shipping and aircraft data, and its capability is roughly the same as before it announced the drawdown.
Since mid-March, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the bulk of the contingent in Syria to withdraw, Moscow has acknowledged the loss of four soldiers in combat, the same number as in the previous five months of the campaign.
The latest officially acknowledged casualty of the campaign was a signaller called Anton Yerygin who died on May 7, according to Interfax news agency,
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More News On Russia's Involvement In Syria
Russia confirms ninth soldier killed in Syria -- The Telegraph
Russian Soldier Dies After Shelling in Syria -- Moscow Times
Russian serviceman killed in Syria escorting monitoring convoy -- RT
Russian Soldier Dies in Syria After Shelling by Militants -- AP
'Thousands of Troops' Still in Syria Despite Russian Pullback: Report -- Newsweek
Flawed Equipment Used in Syria Military Operations Being Analyzed - Kremlin -- Sputnik
Putin highly praises Russian weapons used in Syria -- TASS
Putin hopes Russia-US cooperation will lead to fundamental changes in Syria -- RT
Russian Foreign Ministry: current situation in Syria is turning point -- TASS
4 comments:
Warning to Moscow u r digging your grave big trouble trap.
They probably lost as many cops if not more in moscow alone
0So the Russians are losing troops.
Troops are lost in peace time as well.
It is how big your base is (you frelling idiots), your percentage of loss and how much loss you took in comparison to your enemy.
My point exactly☝
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