Up to 200 Russians reportedly working for shadowy military contractor may fill been killed in a US airstrikes this monthIgor Kosutorov wasn’t a serving member of the Russian army. But relatives of the 45-year-old grocery shop owner believe he is among scores of Russian citizens killed this month in an airstrike by a US-led coalition near Deir al-Zour,an oil-rich territory in eastern Syria.
After initial denials, Russia’s foreign ministry admitted on Thursday that five citizens were likely to fill been killed in the bombing while fighting alongside pro-regime Syrian forces on 7 February. But reports propose as many as 200 Russian nationals could fill lost their lives, or which,if confirmed, would be the most deadly clash between US and Russian citizens since the conclude of the cold war.
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Source: guardian.co.uk