Frag Out! Magazine
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ANALYSIS soldiers were originally from land forces, mostly an ar- tillery which is a proof of their presence in Syria. The list of the decorated soldiers was opened by a command- ing officer of the Syrian operation, first deputy com- mander of land forces for Central Military District, gen- eral-colonel Aleksandr Dvornikov. He received a "Hero of The Russian Federation" decoration. Among remaining soldiers there were pilots, including squadron leaders and a commander of 636.3 Project "Rostow on Don" (B- 237) submarine with hybrid propulsion of the but also officers from the artillery units from 200th Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade and 810th Marine Infantry Bri- gade and the deputy commanding officer of howitzer squadron from 120th Artillery Brigade. During the event some new information about operation in Syria was presented. Most important of them was a disclosure of deceased soldiers's identities. They were a 42 years old artillery colonel Ivan Cheremsin who was a military ad- visor and 27 years old captain Fiodor Zhuravlyev from the GRU special forces unit. During operation in Syria, Russian support helped Syrian government forces to re- cover 400 towns and 10 000 km2 of area. Additionally,