The situation in the area of the city of Sarakeb in Syria is calm, the parties are observing the ceasefire, which started at midnight.
This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a military source.
It is noted that the last bombardment by terrorists occurred an hour before the Russian-Turkish agreements came into force.
The militants tried to dislodge government forces from the M5 highway (Damascus-Aleppo) and the bypass road. As a result at least five cars were destroyed.
On Thursday, while negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan continued in Moscow, terrorists attempted a massive attack in the Saraqeb area. The main blow came to the settlement of Dadih near the M5 highway.
The militants tried to cut off a strategically important highway and move towards the city. Syrian Government forces, backed by heavy artillery fire, repulsed all attacks and forced the militants to retreat deep into their captured territories.
On the eve of radio Sputnik reported that the Russian president shared the results of the meeting with his Turkish counterpart, which lasted more than five hours.