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Russian Losses In Syria Said To Exceed Official Claims

August 02 2017

Russia

At least 40 Russian soldiers and private contractors have been killed this year in Syria, contradicting lower figures given by the Kremlin, reports Reuters.

The Defense Ministry maintains that 10 Russian military personnel have been killed in 2017 in fighting in Syria.

The new agency said on Wednesday that accounts by the families and friends of the dead indicate the actual death toll during that time was at least 40. Of those, 21 were private contractors and 17 were...

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