Russian Military say they are following closely the operation in Mosul
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they are closely watching the military operation of the Western Alliance in Mosul.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense over the last day (Saturday) they observed 19 airstrikes on the areas near Mosul carried out by the Alliance jets.
“We are following closely the situation in Iraq ,where since October 17th the Iraqi forces have been conducting an operation aimed at driving the so-called Islamic State out of Mosul,“ said the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
“Only over the last day the International Coalition carried out 22 flights of the tactical aircraft and 4 assault UAVs,” the Major General stated. “They carried out 19 strikes at different targets on the Iraqi territory,” he added.