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112 Russian servicemembers have died since the start of the military operation in Syria in 2015, Viktor Bondarev, the chairman of the Russian parliament’s upper house Defense and Security Committee, stated on September 30.
He added that most of the casualties was caused by the incidents with An-26 and Il-20 planes. According to Bondarev, the Russian military lost 8 planes, 7 helicopters and “maybe” 1-2 BTR and armoured vehicles.
