The desperation of Russian mercenaries under American artillery fire in Syria 0
The desperation of Russian mercenaries under American artillery fire in Syria
Video of Russian mercenaries talking about US air strikes in Syria.
On February 7, the US military bombed and shelled a group of Russian mercenaries accused of attacking a gas plant near the base of US special forces and Kurdish militia in eastern Syria.
The recently leaked recording of a communication between members of a Russian mercenary group shows that strong US firepower has shredded the squad and not given them any chance to counterattack, even
Accordingly, right from the first rounds of the airstrike, US artillery destroyed most of the tanks and armored reconnaissance vehicles (BRDM) of the mercenary team.
`The Americans attacked. First they used artillery. Then they sent four helicopters to swarm our formation with heavy machine guns. We had nothing but assault rifles. Nothing at all.`
American artillery opens fire during a military operation.
According to this person, the mercenary unit’s squad was divided into three groups to raid the target.
Faced with intense fire, the group of Russian mercenaries could only run around and desperately wait for the American planes to withdraw.
According to analysts, it seems that the Russian mercenary group did not know that US special forces were present near the oil field where they intended to attack, so they suffered their most disastrous defeat since operating in Syria.
US special forces also reportedly did not know there were Russians in the attack squad.
Russian private security companies may have sent many mercenaries to fight in Syria.
They can receive orders to attack targets in enemy territory, protect infrastructure or escort local officials and businessmen.
According to some US officials, mercenaries initially came to Syria with the sole purpose of assisting the Russian military in ensuring security on the battlefield.
