This is reported by TASS.

“After the release of the M-5 highway from the control of terrorist groups, direct communication between the cities of Damascus, Hama and Aleppo resumed for the first time in eight years. This has significantly improved the humanitarian situation in the region, ”said Zhuravlev.

According to him, more than 150 thousand civilians drove through it over the six days after the opening of the highway.

Zhuravlyov also added that the Russian military successfully patrolled four routes in the provinces of Aleppo, Hasek and Rakka in a day.

Earlier, he said that 25 shellings were recorded in the SAR per day.

Also in Syria, they announced the official opening of the Damascus-Aleppo highway for civilian transport.