Russia has sent a sniper unit made up of representatives of Chechen nationality to positions outside the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol in Donetsk region.
UNIAN: Russia sends Chechen snipers to positions outside Ukrainian-controlled Mariupol
A picture taken during a press tour provided by the Russian Armed Forces on Sept. 15, 2017 shows a Russian soldier looking through the scope of a sniper rifle on the outskirts of Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor.