Russian Military Advisor Killed by Sniper Fire in Syria

The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that a Russian military adviser was killed in Syria by a sniper from the ranks of Syrian militants. The ministry added that the adviser had been training personnel of the Syrian artillery units. “A Russian military adviser Alexei Buchelnikov was killed during a militants’ fire. Buchelnikov was a member of the group that had been training personnel of the Syrian artillery units,” the statement by the Russian Ministry of Defence reads. Russian media reported that on April 20, the Russian Defence Ministry reported the death of Major Sergey Bordov, who was stationed in Syria, advising local army units on how to protect their towns from terrorist attack. Like Buchelnikov, Bordov’s family will receive  a medal posthumously on his behalf.