Russia to send field hospital to Syria's Aleppo
The Russian military says it is sending a field hospital to Aleppo. Tuesday's statement comes as the Syrian government forces are pressing their offensive into the rebel-controlled neighborhoods of Aleppo.
The ministry said the hospital would house up to 100 patients and provide assistance to another 420 daily. It said the hospital equipment is now being loaded onto military transport planes to be delivered to Syria. More than 250,000 people are believed trapped in Aleppo with limited access to food, water and medical supplies. They include more than 100,000 children, the UN says.
Helped by Russian air power and thousands of Iranian-backed Shiite militia fighters from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran, Syrian government forces have captured more than a third of opposition-controlled areas in eastern Aleppo.
