“According to available information, militants of illegal armed groups are preparing for a provocation in order to accuse the Syrian government forces of striking settlements in the Idlib de-escalation zone,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to Sytnik, members of the White Helmets organization have also arrived in the Syrian province of Idlib with equipment for video filming.
"The Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties calls on the commanders of illegal armed groups to abandon armed provocations," he added.
Earlier it was reported that Russian air defense systems repelled an attack on the Khmeimim airbase in Syria.