Several dozen citizens of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States were injured in Syria during “a recent military clash,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said. No military personnel were among the casualties.
The ministry reiterated that the Russian citizens involved in the incident – apparently a US attack on a column of pro-government troops in Deir ez-Zor on February 7 – were not part of the Russian military force deployed in Syria.
“There are Russian citizens in Syria, who went there on their own will and for various purposes. It’s not up to the Foreign Ministry to judge the legality of the decisions taken by those people,” the statement said.
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