OREANDA-NEWS. Three Russian servicemen were slightly injured in the blasting of a makeshift explosive device along the route of a convoy in Syria, members of the Turkish crew were also wounded.

This was reported by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria. Representatives of the Center informed that terrorists blew up a Russian patrol during a joint patrolling with Turkey. “Three Russian servicemen were slightly injured. There are injured among the crew of the Turkish armoured car. All the victims were promptly evacuated from the area. Russian servicemen were brought to the Khmeimim Air Base, where they received all the necessary medical care. There is no threat to their life,” the report says. It is known that untimely actuation of a landmine saved from serious losses.