"The third humanitarian corridor has started operating in Eastern Ghouta … Civilians return to liberated settlements of Saqba and Kafr Batna, humanitarian aid is delivered there,” the reconciliation center said in a statement, as quoted by the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.
On February 24, the UN Security Council unanimously ratified Resolution 2401 that urged all parties to instantly stop all hostilities and adhere to a humanitarian pause across the country in order to guarantee the safe delivery of humanitarian aid. The ceasefire regime does not apply to military operations against terrorist groups.
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Militants continued to shell Damascus, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying last month that terrorists in Eastern Ghouta had been shelling the capital around 50-80 times a day, including the region of Russia's embassy.
Eastern Ghouta has been under the control of terrorists, including the al-Nusra Front* since 2012, with an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 militants in the area.
*al-Nusra Front is a terrorist group banned in Russia
