He noted that all strikes are delivered after "triple checking" the targets.
“I can’t help but note the flow of false information in the Western media that the Syrian armed forces, with the support of Russia, launched a series of indiscriminate strikes on the territory of Idlib.
This is false information, ”RIA Novosti quotes Lavrentiev.
He added that strikes were carried out on the headquarters of the militants to prevent "provocative actions" on their part.
Earlier, Lavrentyev said that Russia is calling on Turkey to show restraint amid strikes on Syrian territory.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the elimination of 184 militants in two days of the Claw-Sword operation in Syria and Iraq.