Russian military adviser killed in Syria

Russian military adviser Nikolay Afanasov was killed in a surprise mortar attack by rebels on Syrian government forces. The Defense Ministry has proposed to posthumously award the officer an honorary title of the Russian Federation.

Russian military personnel in Syria.

"As a result of a surprise mortar attack on a military area of ​​the Syrian army in the Hamas province, Russian military adviser Captain Nikolay Afanasov was killed," - the statement of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Mr. Afanasov was in Syria as part of the Russian military advisory structure. He participated in the training of officers of units of the Syrian army.

"The Ministry of Defense has proposed to posthumously award the honorary title of the Russian Federation to the officer," the agency added./.

According to Sputnik