Russia says military adviser killed in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that a military adviser with the rank of major had been killed in an attack in Syria, Interfax news agency reported.
Major Sergei Bordov was killed in after a rebel attack on a military base of government forces, the ministry said.
"The serviceman was in a group of Russian military advisers carrying out tasks to train a unit of Syrian forces," the defence ministry said.
"During an attack by rebels, the Russian officer organised the actions of Syrian troops, not…