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[Kailash Kumar]

Russian general killed by ‘explosive device’ in Syria

August 18, 2020

MOSCOW: A Russian major general was killed and two servicemen wounded when an improvised explosive device went off near a Russian convoy in eastern Syria on Tuesday, news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying.

The ministry said the device went off while the convoy was returning from a humanitarian operation near the city of Deir Ezzor.

The statement, released to the Interfax, RIA Novosti and TASS news agencies, said the three servicemen were wounded in the blast and that a “senior military adviser with the rank of major general” died while being evacuated and provided with medical assistance.

No further details were provided.

Thousands of Russian troops are deployed across Syria in support of its army.

Moscow’s military intervention in 2015, four years into the Syrian conflict, helped keep President Bashar Assad in power and started a long, bloody reconquest of territory lost to rebels in the early stages of the war.

In July, three Russian and several Turkish soldiers were wounded in Syria’s restive Idlib province when a joint military patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1721341/middle-east

 

[Ivan]

Moscow’s military intervention in 2015, four years into the Syrian conflict, helped keep President Bashar Assad in power and started a long, bloody reconquest of territory lost to rebels in the early stages of the war.

Undoubtedly.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

First big major loss for Russian imperialists in Syria.

 

[500]

First big major loss for Russian imperialists in Syria.

Thats third Russian general killed in Syria since intervention.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Thats third Russian general killed in Syria since intervention.

Pfffft. Very few losses. Hell, Russia loses loads more people to coronavirus daily. To drive Russia imperialists out of Syria they have to kill hundreds of them per day.

 

[OIO]

Russian general killed by ‘explosive device’ in Syria

August 18, 2020

MOSCOW: A Russian major general was killed and two servicemen wounded when an improvised explosive device went off near a Russian convoy in eastern Syria on Tuesday, news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying.

The ministry said the device went off while the convoy was returning from a humanitarian operation near the city of Deir Ezzor.

The statement, released to the Interfax, RIA Novosti and TASS news agencies, said the three servicemen were wounded in the blast and that a “senior military adviser with the rank of major general” died while being evacuated and provided with medical assistance.

No further details were provided.

Thousands of Russian troops are deployed across Syria in support of its army.

Moscow’s military intervention in 2015, four years into the Syrian conflict, helped keep President Bashar Assad in power and started a long, bloody reconquest of territory lost to rebels in the early stages of the war.

In July, three Russian and several Turkish soldiers were wounded in Syria’s restive Idlib province when a joint military patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1721341/middle-east

Was the Russian general targeted or killed by chance?

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Was the Russian general targeted or killed by chance?

road side bomb, probably remote detonated

 

[Yaseen1]

russian top military leadership participates with common soldiers in battle field which is beauty of russian army and helps in boosting moral of soldiers

 

[Paul2]

russian top military leadership participates with common soldiers in battle field which is beauty of russian army and helps in boosting moral of soldiers

I greatly doubt that they will send a general into the field for nothing.

And the "double tap" strategy is definitely not characteristic of random mine attack.

Mine warfare: mines are placed randomly, holistically in hopes they hurt the enemy for the least amount of money possible, and are more of a psychological warfare method against enemy officers, constricting their freedom of action, and demoralising them. Here, they not only knew of the route, but had provisions to double tap.

Very likely, intel based

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1296791179535753219

 

[Paul2]

He looked freaking young for a general

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

He looked freaking young for a general

Unlike western armies, Russian army is general heavy. There's like 1 general for every 20 ground grunts. Ditto with Syrian army which is trained by Russia.