A Russian Colonel died of wounds sustained in an attack by militants on a residential district in Aleppo, Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry said Colonel Ruslan Galitsly was injured in a shelling by militants on a residential district in western Aleppo.
“Col. Ruslan Galitsky died in the hospital as a result of a serious wound. Russian combat medics fought for his life for several days. The officer was wounded in a shelling of militants of the so-called opposition of a residential district of western Aleppo,” the ministry said in a statement.
Galitsky received a state award posthumously, the ministry added.
The situation in Aleppo has been seriously deteriorating over the recent months. Thousands of citizens are believed to be trapped in the terrorist-besieged eastern parts of Aleppo with no access to food or water.
Source: Sputnik
