Moscow and Damascus have repeatedly accused the White Helmets NGO of staging a number of provocations in Syria involving chemical weapons attacks to influence public opinion and provide foreign powers with a justification for interventions in the Arab country.
‘Shells Filled With Chlorine'
The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed the use of chlorine-filled shells during the November 25 terrorist attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo.
The ministry did not rule out that the White Helmets non-governmental organization could be behind the attack, in which more than 70 civilians were injured. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), in turn, reported that at least 107 people were wounded.
“According to preliminary confirmed data, particularly the symptoms of poisoned victims, the shells that were fired at residential areas of Aleppo had been filled with chlorine,” Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.
White Helmets Started Filming Fake Chemical Weapons Attack — Russian MoD
He stressed that Russia had earlier drawn attention to the fact that the White Helmets group had been trying to organize provocations using chemical agents in the demilitarized zone around Idlib to accuse government forces of using banned weaponry against the local population.
“It is clear that White Helmets are directly connected with terrorist organizations operating in Syria, and in particular, in the…
