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* On 25 August 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian and Syrian aviation with the support of artillery and the SOF carried out a joint operation which killed 327 militants and destroyed 134 shelters, 17 observation posts, 7 ammunition warehouses and 5 underground storage facilities of ISIS from 18 to 24 August across the [[Syrian Desert]]. The operation was in response to an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] explosion which killed Major General Vyacheslav Gladkikh and wounded 3 Russian soldiers near Deir ez-Zor back on 18 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4467034|title=Минобороны РФ отчиталось об уничтожении более 300 боевиков в Сирии|publisher=kommersant.ru|date=10 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-russian-forces-killed-over-300-isis-terrorists-in-central-syria/|title=Syrian, Russian forces killed over 300 ISIS terrorists in central Syria|publisher=Almasdarnews.com|date=5 September 2020}}</ref>
* They have been present in the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], where they arehave carryingsuffered outmultiple operationscasualties while trying to disrupt the Ukrainian forces.
 
===Casualties===