Russian Defense Ministry Report: “With the support of Russian aviation, the Syrian army took control of a section of the border with Turkey”
According to Sergei Rudsky, in the province of Aleppo, the security zone around the military airfield has been significantly expanded. The Syrian army freed several settlements and took control of the height of Tall Cherbiya.
The most important success was achieved in the north of Latakia province. Here, with air support, the Syrian units took control of a section of the Syrian-Turkish border. From the message press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
It was here that Turkish President Erdogan was going to create a “security zone” and expand it deep into Syrian territory by 45 km. The security zone was indeed created, but they did without Erdogan's “help” ...
Sergey Rudskoy:
The head of the GOU General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation noted that the Russian aviation supports the attack on IS fighters by the so-called Syrian Democratic Army, whose representatives spoke out for the fact that the fight against the Islamic State (DAISH-ISIS) at this stage is more important than the political structure in Syria.
Sergey Rudskoy:
The strategy chosen by the Ministry of Defense of Russia to curb the channels of financing ISIS and attracting patriotic opposition to the fight against terrorists is already yielding results.
The Russian Ministry of Defense intends to continue to work to unite the efforts of all forces interested in freeing Syria from international terrorists.
Speech by Lieutenant General Sergei Rudsky:
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