19-year-old Russian Soldier Vadim Kostenko dies in Latakia, Syria

[Meatpie]

The parents of Russia’s first confirmed casualty in Syria have demanded a second autopsy, dismissing official claims that their son killed himself at an airbase in Latakia last week.

The body of 19-year-old serviceman Vadim Kostenko was returned to his family in southern Russia on Wednesday, the day of his funeral. But Mr Kostenko’s relatives report a number of strange injuries on his body, and refute the defence ministry’s statement that he hung himself after falling out with his girlfriend.

 

[alexonedeath]

I too am suspicious of the suicide explanation in this case. Though it beats me why so many thousands of people are hanging themselves in Southeast Asia (a nod to deaddirty), I think, in Russia at least, young men have enough sense not to kill themselves over some girl.

 

[AleXXX]

Nice body