The commander of the marine brigade, who served in Syria, died from wounds received there. On Sunday, October 1, reported in the social network “Vkontakte”.
“From wounds, incompatible with life, Colonel Valery Fedyanin died in the Burdenko hospital”, — stated in the statement.
It is clarified that the Colonel Fedyanin, commander of the 61st separate Kirkenes marine brigade of the Northern fleet, was seriously injured after hitting a landmine during a military operation in Syria.
The funeral, which will take place at the Federal military memorial cemetery in Mytishchi, scheduled for 3 October.
September 24 it became known that in Syria killed the commander of the 5th combined arms army, General-Lieutenant Valery Isupov. With him under the Deir ez-Zor was killed and two colonels. The source said that a mortar shell hit the command post, where officers. He added that because of the precision of attack is a version of betrayal.