Three Russian military officers were killed died in Syria at the end of February following a terrorist attack, RIA Novosti reported citing the Ministry of Defense.

Their bodies were taken to Russia. The ministry said that since the flow of information about the disappearance of the three soldiers, continuous work was carried out to find them.

Later, a group of more than 30 militants involved in the attack was destroyed in a joint operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces and special operations forces.