Russian servicemen delivered about 2.5 metric tons (around 2.8 US tons) of humanitarian aid to the Syrian province of Hama, Ruslan Tokarev, spokesman for the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at Hmeymim airbase told journalists.
“The aid for Al Risafa residents contains primarily food products and presents for children for beginning of the school year. So that children can peacefully start their schooling. A total of 2.5 tons of humanitarian aid [was delivered],” Tokarev told journalists.
He added that local residents were given packages with individual rations: canned fish and meet, flour and groats. Along with presents for beginning of the school year children also got sweet treats.
Russian military also established a mobile medical center and provided people with necessary health care.