US aware of those killed during air strikes in Deir Ezzor however they have no information, whether there were among them Russians. This was announced by the Minister of defence Jim Mattis, reports CNN.
Despite media reports about the deaths of Russians in Syria, at the Pentagon know nothing about it, said the head of the defense Department.
According to Mattis, the command of the Russian Federation said the armed forces of the United States, the district of Deir-ez-Zor Russian troops there. When an unknown battle group crossing the Euphrates, close to the territory controlled by the international coalition, the US informed the Russians about the beginning of the attack, said the defense Minister.
Statement of Mattis coincides with the official response of Russia. In addition, neither the Kremlin nor the Russian defense Ministry do not know anything about private Russian mercenaries in Syria. Press Secretary of President Putin Dmitry Peskov assured: «we Have no information about other Russians who may be in Syria.»
But in Russian social networks and world media for a week rumor has it that the number of Russians killed up to 200 and even exceeded this figure. So, consider all versions.
Two hundred seventeen
This is the largest number of victims, which was announced by the media. As reported by the Sign, according to ataman Oleg Surnina, in the air strike in Syria killed 217 of the Russians .
About 200
On so many misleading Bloomberg and The New York Times, citing various sources.
Forty
About 40 of the victims reported the Russian newspaper «Moskovsky Komsomolets» and «Vedomosti».
Thirteen
On this number said an unnamed source of the New newspaper in Syria.
Eleven
The lowest figure named «Kommersant» a military source in Russia.
Zero
This is the official version above, U.S. and Russian officials.
