TWITTER/ SITE INTEL GROUP ISIS claims it has beheaded a Russian spy captured in Syria in a propaganda video

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The jihadists released a chilling 12 minute video of the killing boasting of its successes against Russian forces in Syria. According to US-based SITE monitoring website, the video shows a man dressed in a black jumpsuit kneeling in the desert urging Russian agents to surrender. The video, which also features images of Russian president Vladmir Putin, shows a bearded man wielding knife stands behind the man, said to be a Russian intelligence officer.

This idiot believed the promises of his state not to abandon him if he was captured ISIS

A narrator: "This idiot believed the promises of his state not to abandon him if he was captured.” Moments later the man is beheaded. The authenticity of the recording and the identity of the man could not immediately be verified, nor was it clear when the killing occurred.

Russian senator Viktor Ozerov, who heads the defence committee in Russia's upper house of parliament, said the defence ministry would check the authenticity of the video. He told Russia's Interfax news agency: "Even if it is a fake, it shouldn't be left without attention. If it happened, then there will be hell to pay." Russian forces are backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his war with rebels and militants seeking to oust him. The video showed scenes of what it described as the aftermath of Russian bombing raids in Syria. The Russian defence ministry says about 30 Russian servicemen have been killed since the start of the Kremlin's operation there in September 2015.

TWITTER/ SITE INTEL GROUP ISIS also sends a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the 12 minute video

TWITTER/ SITE INTEL GROUP The video shows a man dressed in a black jumpsuit kneeling in the desert

The FSB security service were not immediately available for comment. It comes as Russia marks the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany with nationwide Victory Day parades in a show of military force. ISIS has long released propaganda videos of militants beheading prisoners with aid workers, journalists and soldiers among their targets.

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