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February 19, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie/russian-toll-in-syria-battle-was-300-killed-and-wounded-sources-idUSKCN1FZ2DZ

Report: Russian Toll in Syria Battle was 300 Killed and Wounded

(Reuters) Maria Tsvetkova - About 300 men working for a Russian private military firm were killed or injured in Syria on Feb. 7, according to three sources. A Russian military doctor said around 100 had been killed near Deir al-Zor where U.S.-led coalition forces attacked forces aligned with Syrian President Assad. The wounded were sent to four Russian military hospitals, according to five sources. A source with ties to the Wagner group which employs private ex-military contractors said the U.S.-led forces warned Russian regular forces that they were preparing to strike. He does not know if the warning was passed on to the contractors.

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