The
ministry also refutes media allegations about the death of two Russian
servicemen in Syria.
MOSCOW,
April 20. /TASS/. Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of a Russian
military advisor, Major Sergei Bordov.
"A
Russian military advisor, Major Sergei Bordov, has died as a result of an
attack by militants on the garrison of (Syrian) government forces," the
ministry said. "He was among a group of Russian military advisors who took
part in the training of a unit of Syrian troops."
An earlier report on Bordov's death came from Reuters.
During the
militants’ attack, Maj. Bordov steered the defense efforts of the Syrian
fellow-soldiers to prevent a breakthrough of the enemy forces into the garrison
town.
Russian
Armed Forces command has recommended Maj. Bordov for a posthumous award.
Simultaneously,
the Defense Ministry refuted the Reuters’ report on the death of two Russian
officers in Syria.
"The
rumors about an alleged death of two Russian officers in Syria are a yet
another instance of disinformation and they stand at variance with reality,"
it said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 21-04-2017
