"All servicemen of the Russian armed force's group in Syria are alive, well and are carrying out their duties in the fight against international terrorism."
7 December 2016, 15:33 GMT
Earlier in the day, a number of mainstream media outlets reported that Daesh terrorist group had spread a video footage allegedly showing an execution of a Russian soldier.
"We condemn the actions of certain media outlets that have been citing information hoaxes spread by international terrorist groups on a regular basis," the Russian ministry noted.
Since the start of the Russian anti-terrorist campaign in Syria in September 2015, the Russian Defense Ministry has been informing of the results of its operations in the war-torn country, as well as on casualties among Russian servicemen in the Arab Republic.
