A photo of the monument paying tribute to Russian volunteers established in Syria has appeared online. The monument is dedicated to volunteers and private military contractors (PMC) opearing in the country against terrorists on the side of the Syrian government.
Units consisting of Russian volunteers and PMCs played an important role in the operations against ISIS in the provinces of Homs, Deir Ezzor and Aleppo. Many of them operate in close cooperation with the Russian-trained 5th Assault Corps of the Syrian Army.