whaddayamean, 'specialists'? these are armed attacks on russian military personnel

A bus carrying Russian passengers came under fire in Syria on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said. “Today a bus that was carrying Russian specialists was attacked in western Damascus,” Lavrov said, noting that it was not the first such incident. Yesterday a building in Damascus where Russian specialists live was fired at from a grenade launcher. “One grenade hit the second floor wall, causing damage to the building. Fortunately, no one was injured,” Lavrov said. (RIA Novosti, Jun 9 )