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Russian Special Operations Team Hit During Extract
Published 3 years ago
A Russian Special Operations team in the middle of an extraction operation are struck by an alleged Islamic State ATGM or rocket near Huwaysis, Syria.
There is little to no information about this event anywhere that I can find. All of the links that I followed ended up in dead-ends. The only real context and information that we can provide from this video is that it is allegedly an Islamic State ATGM or rocket strike against a group of Russian Special Operations team members who are in the process of conducting either an extraction or medical evacuation near Huwaysis, Syria.
The vehicles around the landing zone make me lean towards this probably having been either a relief in place operation, or a medical evacuation. The Mi-35 helicopter on the ground that is struck by the ATGM is a total write off, and it's probably safe to say that a few Russian aviators died on impact. Again, this is just speculation from the footage, as no significant action reports are currently available. I am also lead to believe that this is not an ATGM strike, but maybe a recoilless rifle attack, or an RPG attack.
Let us know down in the comments if you're seeing anything that we aren't, or if you've found more information on this video so that we can update the context.