Russia says two soldiers ‘lightly wounded’ in Aleppo rebel shelling

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MOSCOW: Two Russian servicemen were lightly wounded Friday by rebel shelling of a corridor intended for the evacuation of fighters from the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the defence ministry in Moscow said.

“As a result of the firing two servicemen were lightly wounded,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the two soldiers monitoring a ceasefire were evacuated and there was “no threat to their lives”.