Reports about hundreds of Russians killed in Syria are fake, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman MariaZakharova considered, in a briefing on Thursday, the fake about hundreds ofRussians allegedly killed in Syria in an air raid by the US-led anti-terroristcoalition a classic example ofdisinformation adding that Anti-government Syrian rebels were one of thefirst to have launched this rumor through their media channels,.

Five people, who allegedly were Russiancitizens, may have been killed. Several people suffered wounds but it requiresverification, particularly as to whether all of them are Russiannationals," Zakharova said.

"I would like to stress that they are notmilitary servicemen," she added. "The Russian presidentialadministration and Defense Ministry have promptly clarified that there were noRussian military servicemen in the area targeted by the US-led coalition."