Russia halts all bombing sorties over Syria for one day

The Russian military said its warplanes would not fly any sorties over Syria on Saturday in support of a ceasefire and to rule out any possible "bombing mistakes".

Russia halts all bombing sorties over Syria for one day

Moscow: The Russian military said its warplanes would not fly any sorties over Syria on Saturday in support of a ceasefire and to rule out any possible "bombing mistakes".

"On February 27, sorties of the Russian aviation in Syria including long-range aviation, are not (being) carried out", Sergei Rudskoi, a senior representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, told reporters.

He said it was being done to rule out "any possible bombing mistakes" and in accordance with a UN Security Council resolution.

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