International News
At present, rebel groups control no more than 15 percent of the Syrian territory, the Chief of Staff of Russian troops in Syria Lt.-Gen. Alexander Lapin informed, RIA News Agency reported. The rest of Syria has been cleared from terrorists, Lapin informed.
The Russian servicemen delivered a batch of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Ar-Rastan in Homs province, TASS news agency reported
Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Defense Minister, sent a letter of appreciation to residents of the Italian city of Vagli Sotto for the monument honoring Alexander Prokhorenko, a senior lieutenant and the Hero of the Russian Federation, who died in the Syrian Arab Republic
A mourning rally commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism was held at the square of the Fallen Heroes in the city of Pskov, Russia
An advanced detachment of Russian sappers was redeployed to Khmeimim airbase in Syria to clear the liberated areas of Deir ez-Zor of mines
The situation is tense on the northern outskirts of Gorlovka. The Ukrainian army is shelling the village of Zaytsevo with mortars. Shootout using small arms were noted on the Yasinovataya direction. The situation is also tense on the Mariupol direction.