The latest offensive had brought the Russian-led military campaign closer to heavily crowded parts of Idlib province, where nearly 3 million people are trapped, the vast majority women and children, according to the United Nations.
Mashambulizi ya hivi punde yalileta kampeni ya kijeshi inayoongozwa na Urusi karibu na maeneo yenye msongamano mkubwa wa watu wa jimbo la Idlib, ambapo karibu watu milioni 3 wamenaswa, idadi kubwa ya wanawake na watoto, kulingana na Umoja wa Mataifa.