Colonnial war

The combat aircraft of Russia and Syria did not strike at the UN humanitarian convoy on the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Major General Igor Konashenkov, Interfax reports .

According to the general, there are no signs of any ammunition on the video from the scene. "There are no appropriate funnels, cars do not have damage to the housing and faults of structures from the explosive wave of airborne equipment," Konashenkov said. - All demonstrated on video frames is a direct consequence of the fire of the cargo, which in a strange way began simultaneously with the large -scale attack of militants on Aleppo. "

Due to the fact that the escort route on Monday passed through the territories controlled by the militants, the Russian military carried out his supported funds, the general said. "At about 13:40, the entire humanitarian cargo was safely delivered to the final point, after which the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria stopped monitoring the motorcade. Further movements of the escort by the Russian side were not tracked. All information about the whereabouts of the motorcade was known only to militants that control these areas.

According to him, on Monday, the militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group, in this direction, at about 19:00 began a large-scale attack on Aleppo. It was supported by fire from tanks, artillery guns and various rocket lapsing systems.

On Monday evening, a motorcade with humanitarian aid was defeated in Syria, which was heading from Aleppo to rural areas held by the rebels. It was reported that 20 people were killed as a result of the air raid, at least 18 out of 31 escort trucks were damaged.

The convoy was organized by the UN and the Syrian department of the red crescent. According to the Syrian Center for Monitoring Human Rights, the Syrian or Russian military aircraft struck.

According to Stephen O'Brien, Deputy Secretary General of the UN Humanitarian Affairs, if it is confirmed that the blow to the motorcade was delighted, this will be considered a war crime. "The news of the attack on the UN Society and the Syrian Society of the Red Crescent in the city of Ure, the El-Kubra in the northeast of Aleppo, is disgusted and horrified. According to initial messages, many people were killed or serious, including volunteers from the Red crescent," the written statement of O'Brien said. According to him, a warehouse with humanitarian supplies and a medical center in Ure, El-Cubra was also damaged.

“There can be no explanation or justification, any reason and rational justification for the attack on the brave and selfless humanitarian employees,” he said, urging immediately conduct an impartial investigation of the incident. Sending all humanitarian convoys to Syria was suspended, the UN said.

According to the official representative of the US State Department, John Kirby, Washington will reassess the prospects for military cooperation with Moscow after a humping convoy. “The United States will raise this issue directly with Russia. Given the egregious violations of the ceasefire, we will review the future prospects for cooperation with Russia,” the Kirby said . “For more than a week we called for Moscow to fulfill our obligations taken to Geneva to relieve unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid of the Syrian people. And more than a week, the Syrian regime has repeatedly refused Entrance to the UN convoys, preventing them from delivering urgent cargoes - food, water, and medications to desperate Syrian citizens, ”Kirby said. According to him, "only today the regime finally issued permission to some convoys."

"The route of this convoy was known to the Syrian regime and Russia, and these employees of the Humanitarian Mission were killed by trying to provide assistance to the Syrian people," Kirby emphasized.