Al Jazeera News :
A video released by one of Russia’s biggest state media networks shows Russian jets targeting rebel positions and the widespread damage and destruction in a Damascus suburb.
The remarkably clear drone footage published online by RussiaWorks appears to show massive destruction in Jobar, a district that has been under constant attack in Damascus suburbs.
RussiaWorks is a Russian company with ties to the Kremlin, which specialises in producing drone footage.
The video shows devastated parts of Jobar under fire from several warplanes and tanks and is set with bombastic music in the background. A caption beneath the video says: “T72s (tanks) of the Syrian army are attacking rebel positions.
“The sun can’t be seen because of the explosions. Fighter jets of the Syrian army, mortars and artillery are also at work.
“This footage has been filmed by the team of war correspondent of Rossiya 24 TV channel Evgeniy Poddubniy.”
RussiaWorks have previously produced short documentaries but this is the first of its kind.
Russian and Syrian warplanes have been heavily targeting opposition fighters in Damascus suburbs for the past since September.
Last week Russian air strikes targeted eastern Ghouta, giving back-up to Syrian government forces who launched a ground attack in Jobar.
Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Security Studies Programme of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told Al Jazeera it is a propaganda video, and a highly irresponsible portrayal of war.
A video released by one of Russia’s biggest state media networks shows Russian jets targeting rebel positions and the widespread damage and destruction in a Damascus suburb.
The remarkably clear drone footage published online by RussiaWorks appears to show massive destruction in Jobar, a district that has been under constant attack in Damascus suburbs.
RussiaWorks is a Russian company with ties to the Kremlin, which specialises in producing drone footage.
The video shows devastated parts of Jobar under fire from several warplanes and tanks and is set with bombastic music in the background. A caption beneath the video says: “T72s (tanks) of the Syrian army are attacking rebel positions.
“The sun can’t be seen because of the explosions. Fighter jets of the Syrian army, mortars and artillery are also at work.
“This footage has been filmed by the team of war correspondent of Rossiya 24 TV channel Evgeniy Poddubniy.”
RussiaWorks have previously produced short documentaries but this is the first of its kind.
Russian and Syrian warplanes have been heavily targeting opposition fighters in Damascus suburbs for the past since September.
Last week Russian air strikes targeted eastern Ghouta, giving back-up to Syrian government forces who launched a ground attack in Jobar.
Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Security Studies Programme of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told Al Jazeera it is a propaganda video, and a highly irresponsible portrayal of war.
