​​​​​​​Russian brigade killed by explosive device in Deir ez-Zor

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the killing of a Russian officer and the wounding of two other soldiers by the detonation of an explosive device planted on the side of the road in Deir ez-Zor.

​​​​​​​Russian brigade killed by explosive device in Deir ez-Zor
18 August, 2020   14:13
NEWS DESK

The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement: "On the eighteenth of August, during the return of a convoy after carrying out a humanitarian operation 15 kilometers away from Deir ez-Zor city, an explosive device blasted when the cars moved."

The statement continued: "The explosion resulted in the injury of three Russian soldiers. A military advisor at the rank of Major General was killed during the evacuations and the provision of medical assistance."