“Not a single Turkish military in these posts was not only injured, but was not endangered. The tragic deaths of the Turkish military occurred in places of offensive operations by terrorist gangs, ”he said.

A Kremlin spokesman said that among such groups there are "numerous foreign mercenaries, including citizens of the former Soviet Union."

“The Turkish side did not report on the presence of the Turkish military there, despite our repeated requests,” Peskov added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, February 28, held a meeting with members of the Security Council to discuss the situation around Idlib.

As Peskov noted, it was noted at the meeting that, by agreement and in accordance with the requests of the Russian side, Turkey’s observation posts appeared earlier in the Idlib zone, Interfax reports.

Their duties "included monitoring the activities of militants and preventing their terrorist activity."

“The Turkish partners failed to complete this task, since a significant part of the militants is out of their control,” the presidential spokesman emphasized.

On February 28, Ankara reported that the Turkish military fell under fire in Idlib. According to recent reports, 33 people became victims of airstrike.

As the Russian Defense Ministry later announced, the formations of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham * * tried to attack the positions of the Syrian troops.

In the area of ​​the settlement of Behun, the Turkish military, who were "in the battle formations of terrorist formations," fell under the shelling of the Syrian troops.

Turkey convened a NATO meeting on the situation in Idlib.

Later, a telephone conversation took place between the presidents of Russia and Turkey.

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the conversation was dedicated to "the need to do everything to fulfill the initial agreements on the Idlib de-escalation zone."

More details in the material RT.

* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.