Russian State Duma official killed in Syria

Former assistant of the State Duma deputy from LDPR Mikhail Degtyarev, 38-year-old Sergey Morozov, was killed in Syria, media reported.

The tragedy happened on March 9th. Morozov was killed when he fell under artillery fire.

Mikhail Degtyarev confirmed that the deceased was his friend, and said that he died in the battle for Palmyra, which was under control of the terrorists at that time.