Russian aviation has expanded the patrol zone in northern Syria

“They began to fly more often and more, because the patrol zone is expanding. We accompany the military police convoys, ensure the safety of these convoys, ”RIA Novosti quotes the words of the pilot of the Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces Ivan Svetlakov.

At low altitudes, Russian airborne forces have been air patrolling the northern territories of Syria since early November.

Earlier it was reported that Russia and Turkey conducted joint patrols in the Syrian province of Hasek under the cover of helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia.