Syria: 510 air raids by Russian fighter

Syria: 510 air raids by Russian fighter

Russian warplanes carried out 510 exits air strikes against targets in Syria during the week 4 to 11 February, transmit the Russian TASS news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry, noting that during these raids, destroyed about 1,900 targets.

The air bombing operations that the Russian air force conducted, with emphasis on the northwestern Syria and the region of Aleppo, have attracted criticism from international humanitarian organizations operating in the region. The organizations argue that the bombing hamper the effective functioning of humanitarian corridors, making it difficult to transport humanitarian aid, but also exacerbating the wave of refugees to Turkey, according to the Athens Press Agency.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced today that American aircraft yesterday bombed Aleppo, as after the bombing, was supported by the American side that this operation was carried out by Russian fighters, says the news agency TASS.

Representative of the Russian Defense Ministry said that two American aircraft near support A-10, which took off from Turkey, destroyed targets in Aleppo. The same representative said that the representative of the Pentagon had accused Russia of bombing two hospitals yesterday in Aleppo, says the TASS.