'The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists'
A Russian special forces officer has been killed near Palmyra in Syria
after directing airstrikes to his location when he became surrounded by
Isis fighters, a military representative at Russia's base in Syria has
said.
The officer was said to have been identifying
major targets in the area and providing coordinates to Russian aircraft.
The unnamed official at the Khmeimim base in Syria told Interfax that
the officer died in the line of duty after he was spotted by Isis
militants and surrounded.
"An officer of Russian special operations
forces was killed near Palmyra while carrying out a special task to
direct Russian airstrikes at Islamic State group targets," the
spokesperson said.
"The officer was
carrying out a combat task in Palmyra area for a week, identifying
crucial IS targets and passing exact coordinates for strikes with
Russian planes.
"The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists."
The
date of the incident was not revealed. Last week Isis-linked media
claimed that five Russian special forces officers were killed near
Palmyra.
Isis has destroyed many of the ancient ruins near the city. UNESCO denounced the destruction as a war crime.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on
Friday that Moscow expects the operation to retake Palmyra from Isis to
be successfully concluded soon.
A Russian special forces officer has been killed near Palmyra in Syria
after directing airstrikes to his location when he became surrounded by
Isis fighters, a military representative at Russia's base in Syria has
said.
The officer was said to have been identifying
major targets in the area and providing coordinates to Russian aircraft.
The unnamed official at the Khmeimim base in Syria told Interfax that
the officer died in the line of duty after he was spotted by Isis
militants and surrounded.
"An officer of Russian special operations
forces was killed near Palmyra while carrying out a special task to
direct Russian airstrikes at Islamic State group targets," the
spokesperson said.
"The officer was
carrying out a combat task in Palmyra area for a week, identifying
crucial IS targets and passing exact coordinates for strikes with
Russian planes.
"The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists."
The
date of the incident was not revealed. Last week Isis-linked media
claimed that five Russian special forces officers were killed near
Palmyra.
Isis has destroyed many of the ancient ruins near the city. UNESCO denounced the destruction as a war crime.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on
Friday that Moscow expects the operation to retake Palmyra from Isis to
be successfully concluded soon.
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