Russian Defense Ministry refutes reports on death of four military servicemen in Hama

Moscow, SANA- Russian Defense Ministry refuted earlier media reports that four military servicemen from Russia were allegedly killed in a shelling attack by terrorist groups in Hama countryside.

“Not a single Russian military serviceman was killed recently on the territory of Syria,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in the statement quoted by Sputnik Agency.

The statement indicated that “All representatives of the Russian Armed Forces currently deployed in Syria are well and alive and fulfilling their duties.”

Federal Russia has been participating in fighting terrorism in Syria since 2015 upon a request by the Syrian Arab Republic.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri

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