This is reported by the press service of the department.
According to him, the military parade, which was hosted by Vladimir Putin on Syrian soil turned into a funeral procession. The corresponding statement Turchinov responded to the data on the losses of Russian troops in Syria on December 31, 2017.
In this regard, the NSDC Secretary recalled that at least four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighter aircraft, an An-72 military transport aircraft and an ammunition depot were destroyed at the airbase in Khmeimim..
As it became known later in the Ministry of Defense of Russia refuted the data on the destroyed aircraft.
Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform, December 16, 2017 during the interview, Emmanuel Macron devoted several minutes to Syria. Not a word about the systematic use of violence by the Syrian special services or about the siege and bombing in East Gut, a rebellious enclave near Damascus.