According to the Russian Defense Ministry, militants
repeatedly used chemical weapons in their attempts to break through
the external defense circle of the Syrian army around
Aleppo.
A group of military experts from the Scientific center of Troops
of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense of the Russian
Armed Forces have arrived in Aleppo to collect samples in the areas
where militants used chemical weapons, Russian Defense Ministry’s
official spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.
"Experts from the Russian Defense Ministry are equipped will all
necessary technical means to perform express analysis, collection
and delivery of samples to the Russian Federation. Toxic chemicals
and products of their disintegration found in Aleppo will be
analyzed at the laboratory of chemical-analytical control at the
Scientific Center of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and
Biological Defense that is accredited by the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)," Konashenkov said.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, militants repeatedly
used chemical weapons in their attempts to break through the
external defense circle of the Syrian army around Aleppo at any
cost. On October 30, two Syrian servicemen died and 37 civilians
were injured in the chemical weapons attack in Aleppo’s
south-west.
Konashenkov said Russian Aerospace Defense Forces and Syrian Air
Force have been observing moratorium on any actions in Aleppo for
the last 18 days. At the same time, the US-led coalition’s
aircraft, including US B-52H strategic bombers, performed 23
sorties yesterday and delivered 14 airstrikes at settlements near
the Iraqi city of Mosul.