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Russian servicemen carry a portrait and a coffin of Vadim Kostenko, one of the Russian air force's support staff in Syria, during his funeral in the village of Grechnaya Balka, north-west of Krasnodar, Russia October 28, 2015. The body of the first Russian soldier to die in Syria was returned to his parents with wounds inconsistent with the official version that he hanged himself, the serviceman's uncle told a Russian newspaper on Wednesday. Kostenko, 19, on Tuesday became the first Russian serviceman to be confirmed dead in four weeks of air strikes there. The ministry of defence said he hanged himself because of problems in his personal life. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
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