Russian defence ministry says ‘terrorists’ wounded five others in Deir ez-ZorA clash with “terrorists” in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of four Russian soldiers, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. The Russian ministry said the dead were military advisers attached to a Syrian army unit in the Deir ez-Zor. It said in a statement reported by Russian news agencies: “Two Russian military advisers, who controlled fire of the Syrian battery, died at the scene.” Five others were wounded, two of whom died in a Russian military hospital, and 43 insurgents were killed in the nighttime battle. The Russian statement came two days after Isis said its fighters launched a surprise attack on Wednesday from two axes on a joint Syrian/Russian convoy west of the town of al-Mayadeen, killing 15 Syrian and Russian soldiers. The Observatory said 76 troops and pro-government gunmen, as well as 25 Isis fighters, died in five days of fighting in Deir ez-Zor.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 16:05 UTC