A Russian soldier was killed in a mortar shell in central Syria's Hama province.

The Ministry of Defense issued a statement on Wednesday, according to a message from various news agencies.The Ministry of Defense said Captain Nikolai Afansav was killed in a mortar shell in a Syrian army base. He was a member of the military advisory group responsible for training the Syrian army.According to the Defense Minister's statistics, the number of Russian soldiers killed in the Syria war increased by 32 people.