By Halit Suleyman and Ayse Aktas
ALEPPO, Syria (AA) – Seventeen civilians lost their lives and 45 others were injured Thursday by Russian airstrikes on Aleppo province in northwestern Syria, a Civil Defense official said.
Najib al-Ansar, a Civil Defense official, told Anadolu Agency that Russian warplanes targeted al-Kallasa neighborhood.
On Wednesday, 30 people were killed and 62 others were injured by a Russian warplane that targeted a field hospital in Aleppo’s al-Sokkari neighborhood.
Russia began its military intervention in Syria in September 2015, reportedly after a formal request by the embattled Bashar al-Assad regime for help against armed opposition groups.
In March, Russia announced a partial reduction of its forces deployed in the war-ravaged country.
According to a tally compiled by Anadolu Agency, more than 361,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict erupted in 2011.
