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First serving Russian soldier killed in Syria, claims monitoring group
Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:43 am
At least one serving Russian soldier died in Syria on Saturday, October 24, a monitoring group has said, in what could be the first casualty suffered by Russian forces since launching air strikes in the country at the beginning of the month.
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Vadim Kostenko, a 19-year-old contract soldier with Russia's air contingent in Latakia, died in unclear circumstance on Saturday afternoon, Conflict Intelligence Team said in a report released on Tuesday, October 27.
uatoday.tv
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Vadim Kostenko, a 19-year-old contract soldier with Russia's air contingent in Latakia, died in unclear circumstance on Saturday afternoon, Conflict Intelligence Team said in a report released on Tuesday, October 27.
uatoday.tv
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