{"id":7886,"date":"2016-03-07T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2016-03-09T13:43:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:43:35","slug":"mar07-syria-artillery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/mar07-syria-artillery\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Soldier from the 200th Brigade Disclosed His Unit&#8217;s Disposition in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our today&#8217;s &#8216;hero&#8217; is private <strong>Aleksandr Berdyshev<\/strong> from Tumen city (born on December 3, 1996). Aleksandr has 2 social profiles (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/GnEoe\">profile 1<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/abCQm\">album<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/71Jfd\">profile 2<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/1s16H\">album<\/a>). Based on the photos, we can assume that he signed a contract with the 200th brigade after finishing the conscript service in the fall of 2015. The 200th artillery brigade (military unit No. 48271) is based\u00a0in Gorniy settlement, Uletovskiy raion,\u00a0Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Please pay attention to the badge on his sleeve, which indicates the unit.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_292.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20978\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_292.png\" alt=\"Selection_292\" width=\"760\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_293.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20979\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20979 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_293.png\" alt=\"Selection_293\" width=\"370\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a photo for comparison from the <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/4rsXL\">website<\/a>. The only difference is that the\u00a0horseshoe is blue and not silver as in the photo below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_295.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_295.png\" alt=\"Selection_295\" width=\"408\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: the 200th brigade is located in the Drovyanaya garrison (Zabaykalsky Krai) and consists of the following subunits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>howitzer division (towed <strong>2A65 &#8216;Msta-B&#8217;<\/strong> howitzers)<\/li>\n<li>rocket artillery division (&#8216;Uragan&#8217; MRLS)<\/li>\n<li>anti-tank division (AT artillery battery, 2 AT missile system batteries)<\/li>\n<li>recon\u00a0artillery division<\/li>\n<li>combat support\u00a0unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most interesting for us <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/e1DfI\">photo<\/a> was uploaded by Aleksandr to his second profile on February, 2016. One of the pictures has a geotag with precise <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=35.607662&amp;lon=36.217825&amp;z=16&amp;m=b\">coordinates<\/a> of the shooting location &#8211; half a kilometer to the east from\u00a0<strong>Ayn Tantash<\/strong> settlement.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_297.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20988\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20988 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_297.png\" alt=\"Selection_297\" width=\"655\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is worth mentioning that the Russian Hmeymim airbase is in 33 km, and the port of Tartus is in 83 kilometers. And from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/feb16-syria-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\">In Full View: InformNapalm Exposes Russian Propaganda Fudge on Syria. Stale Sensations Analyzed<\/a>\u00a0article we remember the &#8216;<strong>Msta-B<\/strong>&#8216; artillery battery <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X6ZITE2-lIY\">filmed<\/a> by the Russian propagandists. This type of weapon capable to conduct plunging fire is not in service of the Syrian army, but there is a whole battery of such guns in possession of the Russian 200th brigade. The commands are issued in &#8216;plain local dialect&#8217; &#8211; &#8216;<em>Ogon!<\/em>&#8216;\u00a0[<em>Fire<\/em> in Russian]. The article also describes the <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=35.609301&amp;lon=36.217418&amp;z=17&amp;m=b\">coordinates<\/a> of the battery, which is positioned in just <strong>150 meters (!!!)<\/strong> from the location where\u00a0Berdyshev made his photo. Let&#8217;s check the geolocation of the photo to\u00a0make sure.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_298.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20989 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_298.png\" alt=\"Selection_298\" width=\"1212\" height=\"655\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_302.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20990 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_302.png\" alt=\"Selection_302\" width=\"606\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In result we have the following\u00a0Information for consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aleksandr serves in the 200th brigade<\/li>\n<li>The 200th brigade has &#8216;Msta-B&#8217; howitzers<\/li>\n<li>Russian propagandists filmed the\u00a0firing of a &#8216;Msta-B&#8217; battery in Syria<\/li>\n<li>Geotag of the Aleksandr&#8217;s photo says that the picture was made in 150m from the &#8216;Msta-B&#8217; battery<\/li>\n<li>Aleksandr is a 19-years old private and cannot be a &#8216;military counselor&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you may recall, in December of 2015 InformNapalm&#8217;s volunteers already registered detachments\u00a0from\u00a0the 291st artillery brigade in this region (<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/dec06-artillery-syria\/\">more information<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Taking into account the Syrian landscapes, other Aleksandr&#8217;s brothers-in-arms\u00a0also take part in the\u00a0&#8216;business trip&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikolai Musikhin <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/TNrVA\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/FDoDR\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_305.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_305.png\" alt=\"Selection_305\" width=\"654\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_304.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21005 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_304.png\" alt=\"Selection_304\" width=\"652\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dmitry Danilin\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/46tMu\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/ajMPX\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_307.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21006 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_307.png\" alt=\"Selection_307\" width=\"697\" height=\"527\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_306.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_306.png\" alt=\"Selection_306\" width=\"924\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yury Pantiushkin\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/tPCYM\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/asgDA\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_308.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21008\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21008 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_308.png\" alt=\"Selection_308\" width=\"927\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fanis\u00a0Samatov\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/X4OiT\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/e37yl\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_310.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_310.png\" alt=\"Selection_310\" width=\"699\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_309.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_309.png\" alt=\"Selection_309\" width=\"524\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the\u00a0InformNapalm international volunteer community&#8217;s\u00a0investigations dedicated to the disclosure of the Russian ground forces and pilots in Syria can be found in this chapter:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/category\/news\/syria\/\">Syria<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>(CC BY)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/20929-artillerist-200\/\">Original article<\/a> by <span class=\"entity _4v1s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010235495201\" target=\"_blank\">Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>\u00a0\u0438\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krmvictory\">Victory Krm<\/a><\/span>, translated by Stepan Grishin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our today&#8217;s &#8216;hero&#8217; 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Aleksandr has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":7887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[528,531],"tags":[167,513],"class_list":["post-7886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-syria","tag-russian-armed-forces","tag-syria"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russian Soldier from the 200th Brigade Disclosed His Unit&#039;s Disposition in Syria - InformNapalm.org (English)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/mar07-syria-artillery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Russian Soldier from the 200th Brigade Disclosed His Unit&#039;s Disposition in Syria - 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Aleksandr has 2 social profiles (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/GnEoe\">profile 1<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/abCQm\">album<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/71Jfd\">profile 2<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/1s16H\">album<\/a>). Based on the photos, we can assume that he signed a contract with the 200th brigade after finishing the conscript service in the fall of 2015. The 200th artillery brigade (military unit No. 48271) is based\u00a0in Gorniy settlement, Uletovskiy raion,\u00a0Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Please pay attention to the badge on his sleeve, which indicates the unit.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_292.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20978\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_292.png\" alt=\"Selection_292\" width=\"760\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_293.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20979\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20979 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_293.png\" alt=\"Selection_293\" width=\"370\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nHere is a photo for comparison from the <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/4rsXL\">website<\/a>. The only difference is that the\u00a0horseshoe is blue and not silver as in the photo below.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_295.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20980\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_295.png\" alt=\"Selection_295\" width=\"408\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: the 200th brigade is located in the Drovyanaya garrison (Zabaykalsky Krai) and consists of the following subunits:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>howitzer division (towed <strong>2A65 'Msta-B'<\/strong> howitzers)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>rocket artillery division ('Uragan' MRLS)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>anti-tank division (AT artillery battery, 2 AT missile system batteries)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>recon\u00a0artillery division<\/li>\r\n\t<li>combat support\u00a0unit<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe most interesting for us <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/e1DfI\">photo<\/a> was uploaded by Aleksandr to his second profile on February, 2016. One of the pictures has a geotag with precise <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=35.607662&amp;lon=36.217825&amp;z=16&amp;m=b\">coordinates<\/a> of the shooting location - half a kilometer to the east from\u00a0<strong>Ayn Tantash<\/strong> settlement.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_297.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20988\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20988 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_297.png\" alt=\"Selection_297\" width=\"655\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIt is worth mentioning that the Russian Hmeymim airbase is in 33 km, and the port of Tartus is in 83 kilometers. And from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/feb16-syria-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\">In Full View: InformNapalm Exposes Russian Propaganda Fudge on Syria. Stale Sensations Analyzed<\/a>\u00a0article we remember the '<strong>Msta-B<\/strong>' artillery battery <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X6ZITE2-lIY\">filmed<\/a> by the Russian propagandists. This type of weapon capable to conduct plunging fire is not in service of the Syrian army, but there is a whole battery of such guns in possession of the Russian 200th brigade. The commands are issued in 'plain local dialect' - '<em>Ogon!<\/em>'\u00a0[<em>Fire<\/em> in Russian]. The article also describes the <a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=35.609301&amp;lon=36.217418&amp;z=17&amp;m=b\">coordinates<\/a> of the battery, which is positioned in just <strong>150 meters (!!!)<\/strong> from the location where\u00a0Berdyshev made his photo. Let's check the geolocation of the photo to\u00a0make sure.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_298.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20989\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20989 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_298.png\" alt=\"Selection_298\" width=\"1212\" height=\"655\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_302.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20990\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-20990 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_302.png\" alt=\"Selection_302\" width=\"606\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn result we have the following\u00a0Information for consideration:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Aleksandr serves in the 200th brigade<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The 200th brigade has 'Msta-B' howitzers<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Russian propagandists filmed the\u00a0firing of a 'Msta-B' battery in Syria<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Geotag of the Aleksandr's photo says that the picture was made in 150m from the 'Msta-B' battery<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Aleksandr is a 19-years old private and cannot be a 'military counselor'<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAs you may recall, in December of 2015 InformNapalm's volunteers already registered detachments\u00a0from\u00a0the 291st artillery brigade in this region (<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/dec06-artillery-syria\/\">more information<\/a>).\r\n\r\nTaking into account the Syrian landscapes, other Aleksandr's brothers-in-arms\u00a0also take part in the\u00a0'business trip':\r\n\r\n<strong>Nikolai Musikhin <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/TNrVA\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/FDoDR\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_305.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21004\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_305.png\" alt=\"Selection_305\" width=\"654\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_304.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21005\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21005 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_304.png\" alt=\"Selection_304\" width=\"652\" height=\"639\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dmitry Danilin\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/46tMu\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/ajMPX\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_307.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21006\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21006 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_307.png\" alt=\"Selection_307\" width=\"697\" height=\"527\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_306.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21007\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_306.png\" alt=\"Selection_306\" width=\"924\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Yury Pantiushkin\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/tPCYM\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/asgDA\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_308.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21008\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21008 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_308.png\" alt=\"Selection_308\" width=\"927\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Fanis\u00a0Samatov\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/X4OiT\">profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/e37yl\">album<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_310.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21010\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21010 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_310.png\" alt=\"Selection_310\" width=\"699\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_309.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21011\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Selection_309.png\" alt=\"Selection_309\" width=\"524\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAll the\u00a0InformNapalm international volunteer community's\u00a0investigations dedicated to the disclosure of the Russian ground forces and pilots in Syria can be found in this chapter:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/category\/news\/syria\/\">Syria<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em>(CC BY)\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/20929-artillerist-200\/\">Original article<\/a> by <span class=\"entity _4v1s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100010235495201\" target=\"_blank\">Mikhail Kuznetsov<\/a>\u00a0\u0438\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krmvictory\">Victory Krm<\/a><\/span>, translated by Stepan 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