According to him, the ministry got acquainted with the NYT article on Russian fighter strikes on Syrian "hospitals".
“First of all, we would like to express regret that a serious publication was the victim of manipulation by terrorists and British intelligence services,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The Defense Ministry also reported that the allegedly bombed hospital, which the American newspaper wrote about, is in fact a well-protected terrorist bunker in a cave, which was seen by 80 journalists.
In September, the Russian defense ministry denied Reuters reports that Russian combat aircraft attacked the Idlib de-escalation zone, thereby violating the ceasefire.