ALEPPO – Dozens of civilian casualties were reported in Syria’s northern Aleppo city on Wednesday, after Russian warplanes launched a new wave of airstrikes on opposition-held areas west of the war-torn city.Russian jets bombed the district of Mazari Shamiko in Aleppo’s western suburb, killing and wounding dozens.
“The airstrikes hit residential buildings in Shamiko, causing a massive destruction to the district,” rights activist Zakariya Hamdo told ARA News.
“At least 23 civilians were killed, mostly children and women,” the source reported.
Also, over 20 people were injured in Wednesday’s raids.
“Most of the injured were pulled from under the rubble. Some of them are in critical condition,” a source in the Shamiko field hospital told ARA News. “Amid the current lack of medical supplies and equipment, the death toll may rise in the coming hours.”
Furthermore, the Russian jets bombed a major pharmaceutical company in Aleppo.
According to local sources, the building of ElSaad Pharmaceutical Company was hit with six rockets during Russian air raids on Aleppo on Wednesday.
“The building was destroyed completely, leaving the city with an acute shortage of medicine,” Hamdo reported.