The Syrian helicopter dropped a bomb with chlorine in the city of Saratov

In the Syrian city of Sarakib, a helicopter dropped a barrel bomb, which probably contained chlorine.

According to the Air Forces, after the attack, 9 people were hospitalized.

The city of Saracib, in the province of Idlib, in the district of which recently killed the Russian Su-25, is under the control of the Syrian opposition.

The latter said that the bomb was dropped by a helicopter of Syrian troops.

According to Syrian civilian protection, three survivors were among the victims.

Rescuers, known as "white helmets", posted a Twitter video that shows how many victims are pouring water to ease the effect of chlorine.

#Saraqeb @SyriaCivilDef teams respond to an attack with chlorine gas. 9 injured including 3 White Helmet volunteers. Attacks like this, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, happen with impunity. @BBCWorld @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/mLtfQ0OMnv

— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) February 4, 2018

On February 3, it became known that over the territory controlled by the insurgents in Syria, Russia was shot down by the Russian suicide attack aircraft Su-25. The pilot died. According to one, the plane struck a rocket, on the other - he burned when landing.

Russia confirmed that the plane was shot down with a portable air defense missile system.

After that, the Russian forces in Syria struck a rebel-controlled area in the province of Idlib, where the Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down.

The Russian edition of Novaya Gazeta, referring to its own sources in the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that the pilot of the shot plane was a former Ukrainian pilot from Simferopol . Investigators from the CIT team said that he was not Ukrainian.

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