Russian Defense Ministry dismisses reports about Russian airstrikes in Syria's Idlib province

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian combat aviation has carried out no strikes near the populated area of Maar Shurin in Syrian's Idlib governorate, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"The planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces haven't performed any flight missions in the area," the Russian ministry said on Wednesday.

So the Russian Defense Ministry has rejected the reports published by several Western media about Russian airplanes allegedly conducting strikes near Syria's Maar Shurin.