‘A Total F***-up’: Russian Mercenaries in Syria Lament U.S. Strike That Killed Dozens
http://www.newsweek.com/total-f-russian-mercenaries-syria-lament-us-strike-killed-dozens-818073The speaker is also critical of the Russian government’s response to the incident, saying, “They beat our asses like we were little pieces of sh... but our f government will go in reverse now and nobody will respond or anything and nobody will punish anyone for this.”
"My guys just called me, they are sitting there drinking, many are MIA, it's a total f-up, another humiliation... nobody gives a f about us."
In a second clip, a man explains that the battle quickly descended into a massacre as the Russians lost all armored support. “Out of all vehicles only one tank survived and one BRDM (Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) after the attack, all other BRDMs and tanks were destroyed in the first minutes of the fight, right away.”
Russian officials initially distanced themselves from the reports, pointing out that the people killed were not Russian servicemen and that their nationals can be found in many places around the world. Russia and the U.S. are generally in communication over their positions in Syria in order to avoid clashes.
