Information Agency “Amak”, controlled by the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), declared the death of a single Russian soldier and the capture of two more in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor. On Thursday, September 28, according to a Telegram-channel 4 Directorate, which deals with the analysis of the activities of terrorists.
States that the Russian was killed during the fighting for the village of Shula, which was occupied by militants.
Official comments of the Russian defense Ministry on this issue has not yet been reported.
On 24 September, the defense Ministry reported that in the area of the city of Deir ez-Zor during a mortar attack by terrorists killed, Lieutenant-General Valery Isupov, who headed the group of Russian military advisers. In the Ministry of defense said that the attack was conducted by militants.
On 21 September it was reported that Deir-ez-Zor 85 percent came under the control of Syrian government forces. The Russian defense Ministry said that during the week the city will be liberated from the militants completely.
In early September, a detachment of the Syrian army and fighters of the allied forces broke through the encirclement of militants in the South-West of Deir ez-Zor and met with the defenders of the city. Before that city for three years was completely surrounded by the terrorists.