Russia's Defense Ministry has confirmed the information about the death of the Russian soldier Artyom Gorbunov near Palmyra. Gorbunov died while reflecting the attack of the IS fighters on the positions of the Syrian troops, reports RIA Novosti.

Gorbunov was buried today in Nizhny Novgorod. He had a wife and a little daughter. Ministry of Defense specified, that Gorbunov ensured the safety of Russian military advisors in Syria. He died on March 2. The commandership   presented him for a posthumous state award.