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The media learned about Russia’s losses in Syria

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Russia has lost at least seven FSB officers in Syria, as well as several reconnaissance officers of the 45th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, soldiers and officers of GRU units, as well as more than 20 pilots and military navigator.

In the war in Syria, 543 Russian military personnel and Wagner PMC employees were killed, which is several times higher than the official data of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The BBC reported this on Monday, December 9.

Journalists found out the names of all the dead, based on open sources: press materials, publications on social networks, as well as data on cemeteries and war memorials.

Most of the dead – 346 people – were mercenaries of the Wagner PMC. The names of these individuals were confirmed using open source and internal company documents, which became available to journalists after information leaks between 2016 and 2022.

In addition, Russia lost at least seven FSB special forces officers in Syria, including members of the Alpha group, as well as several reconnaissance officers of the 45th Airborne Special Forces Brigade, soldiers and officers of GRU units, as well as more than 20 military. pilots and navigators. Among the dead were a major general, ten colonels, 15 lieutenant colonels, 31 majors and 61 officers from lieutenant to captain.

Officially, the Russian Ministry of Defense only recognizes 116 military deaths.

Let’s remember that Russia initiated an urgent closed meeting of the UN Security Council due to the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.

Let’s remember that the day before, Israeli ground forces crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years, crossing the demilitarized zone on the border. They took strategic positions in the buffer zone in the Golan Heights after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

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Source: korrespondent

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