Russian Colonel Oleg Pechevisty, 49, was killed 'while performing his commanding duty' in Syria last week, government officials said.
U.S. soldiers stand along a road across from Russian military armored personnel carriers , near the village of Tannuriyah in the countryside east of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on May 2, 2020. Russian Colonel Oleg Pechevisty, 49, was reportedly killed in Syria last week.Pechevisty was killed"while performing his commanding duty" in Syria on the night of May 25 to 26, the administration of the Podporozhsky district said.
The statement said that the colonel had been, since 2020, heading the department for the use of special forces units at the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School, which is a military educational institute belonging to the Russian Ministry of Defense in the Ryazan region. Russian channels are also sharing news of Colonel Oleg Pechevisty's death. He previously served as a spetsnaz group commander and deputy commander of a spetsnaz regiment. Since 2020, he has led the spetsnaz department at RVVDKU.
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