Russian Lawmaker Claims That Russia Has Lost 112 Servicemen Over Three Years In Syria

Сhairman of the defense and security committee of Russia’s Federation Council upper parliament house and former commander of Russia’s aerospace forces Viktor Bondarev. © Mikhail Metzel/TASS

TASS: Russia lost 112 servicemen over three years of counter-terror operation in Syria - MP

About 85,000 terrorists were killed in airstrikes delivered by Russia’s aerospace forces over the three years of the counter-terrorist operation in Syria

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russia’s losses over the three years of its operation in Syria have amounted to 112 people, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Sunday.

"As of today, the losses of our armed forces in Syria stand at 112 people, with the crashes of An-26 and Il-20 accounting for about a half of them," Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the defense and security committee of Russia’s Federation Council upper parliament house and former commander of Russia’s aerospace forces, told journalists.

"Material losses include eight planes, seven helicopters and, probably, one or two armored personnel carriers and armored motorcars," he added.

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WNU Editor: This lawmaker is claiming that 85,000 "terrorists" were killed in airstrikes delivered by Russia’s aerospace forces over three years. Other groups have a different take .... Three years of Russia strikes on Syria kill 18,000: monitor (AFP). As to 112 Russian servicemen being killed over three years. My gut tells me that this is a ridiculously low number. This Russian lawmaker is also not mentioning the number of Russian contractors that have been killed during this time.

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