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1 July – Seven people are killed after anti-Turkish protests break out in Turkish-occupied Northern Syria following anti-Syrian riots in Turkey a day earlier. [22] 3 July – Investigators in Germany and Sweden arrested eight suspects allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government over alleged participation in crimes against ...
In September 2015, Dvornikov became the first commander of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria during the Russian military intervention in Syria. On 17 March 2016, he was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his leadership. [11] In July 2016, Dvornikov became the Southern Military District's acting commander. He was confirmed in ...
Following the start of Russia's intervention in Syria against rebel and ISIL forces at the end of September 2015, 116 soldiers had died by 23 February 2019. [176] Among them, was a Russian military co-pilot who was killed when his Su-24 military plane was shot down near the Turkish-Syrian border by the Turkish military on 24 November 2015.
In 2008, Syria has agreed to purchase 36 aircraft, [21] but delivery of these has been postponed by Russia due to the conflict in Syria. [22] In May 2014 Russia announced that it would supply Syria with Yakovlev Yak-130s. Syria was expected to receive nine aircraft by the end of 2014, 12 in 2015 and 15 in 2016, for a total of 36 airplanes.
The Wagner Group, also known as PMC Wagner, [1] a Russian paramilitary organization [1] also described as a private military company (PMC), a network of mercenaries, [1] [2] and a de facto unit of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) or Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, [3] has conducted operations in Ukraine since early 2014.
Alexey Yurievich Milchakov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Мильчаков, born 30 April 1991) is a Russian neo-Nazi, suspected war criminal and co-leader and co-founder of the Rusich Group, that operated from 2022 within the Wagner Group. [2]
Syrian artillery soldiers manning the 130mm M-46 gun. The majority of Syrian military equipment was manufactured by Soviet Union, Russia, China and Iran. [122] [123] Military equipment of the Syrian Army as of 2020: [124] [125] ≈ 5,900 armoured fighting vehicles (including in storage): ≈ 2,700 main battle tanks
Troops of the Russian 102nd Military Base at Republic Square, Yerevan during the 2016 Armenian Independence Day military parade. This article lists military bases of Russia abroad . The majority of Russia 's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics ; which in Russian political parlance is termed the " near abroad ".