At Aleppo the Syrian army with the support of the Russian space forces repelled the attack gangs, destroyed more than 800 fighters and the 14 tanks, told reporters on Monday the head of the Main operational Directorate of the General staff of the Russian armed forces, Lieutenant-General Sergey rudskoy.
“The joint efforts of the Syrian army and people’s militia units, supported by aircraft of Russian air force to four in the morning today the attack of armed groups has been reflected. In the course of fighting destroyed more than 800 fighters, 14 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 60 vehicles mounted with weapons,” the Armenian President said, reports RIA “Novosti”.
“Aircraft of Russian air force has been active in supporting government forces to repel enemy attacks, dealing an electoral blow to the militants. Note that, in contrast to the anti-terrorist coalition led by the United States operating in the area Membeca, we are doing everything in order not to hurt civilians, and do not prescribe targets for air strikes in the city,” said rudskoy.
However, significant losses do not stop the leaders of the militants, “they continue to bring up reserves from other directions, to intimidate the soldiers of the government troops, let the door of the local population from the combat zone and use it as a “human shield,” he said.
“So, yesterday in the Eastern part of Aleppo, the terrorists were executed four people who tried to leave through the humanitarian corridors,” said rudskoy.
Yesterday it was reported that on the southern and South-Western outskirts of Aleppo erupted violent clashes. The formation of extremist groups, led by jabhat al Fatah ash-sham” (formerly “al-Nusra” tried to break out of the captured Rashidin suburb in the city’s neighborhoods, which are under the protection of the Syrian army.
