Russian major general killed in roadside bomb in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
Maj. Gen. Vyacheslav Gladkikh is the first Russian general reported killed in Syria since 2017.
A Russian major general was killed in eastern Syria earlier this week by an improvised explosive device, Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed.
Maj. Gen. Vyacheslav Gladkikh died Tuesday after a roadside bomb detonated under a convoy of Russian soldiers and Syrian pro-regime militiamen in the desert near the city of Deir ez-Zor.
Three other Russian military personnel were wounded, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported.
A local commander of Syria’s National Defense Forces, a pro-Assad militia, was also reportedly killed. A spokesperson for the militia did not immediately respond to Al-Monitor’s request for comment.
