Russian Fighter Killed in Northern Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a Kurdish security source reported that a Russian fighter was killed and several others were injured in Aleppo province in northern Syria today, Monday. The Observatory stated that the Russian casualties occurred when their vehicle was targeted by Turkish shelling. The security source mentioned that the attack originated from an area where Turkish forces are deployed, and the injured received treatment at a hospital in a nearby area controlled by Kurdish forces. A Turkish Defense Ministry official stated today that reports indicating Turkish forces shelled positions in northern Aleppo and hit a Russian armored vehicle are "incorrect."