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Exclusive: Russia's Secret Soldiers Fighting In Syria
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August 9, 2016
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7:40Now PlayingRussia has always maintained it is not involved in a ground offensive inside Syria.
But former Russian mercenaries have given Sky News first-hand accounts of experiences on the ground in Syria, fighting for the Assad regime.
They say they were recruited by a secret private military company, given basic training in firing guns, and then flown into Syria.
Sky's Moscow Correspondent John Sparks has this report.
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