In this Feb. 22, 2013 photo, Russian high level officer Valery Asapov, right, poses for a photo with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, Lt. Gen. Asapov has been killed in fighting in Syria. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP)