According to the Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, the incident occurred on August 25.
“The convoy of the patrol was fired upon from a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher. As a result, an armored personnel carrier of the Russian military police was damaged. At the same time, two Russian servicemen received light concussions, ”the release says.
The Russian military has now returned to the base. The injured were provided with medical assistance on the spot, their health condition is satisfactory.
On August 19, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case into the death of a Russian senior military adviser with the rank of major general and the injury of two more servicemen in the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Syria.