Russia's Attack on Turkey in Syria

On the evening of February 27, Russian aircraft attacked a Turkish convoy in Syria; at least 33 soldiers were killed, and it is also known that many people were injured.

Turkish President Erdogan convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. Its results have not yet been reported, but the media write that a declaration of war on Syria can be expected in the morning.

Later, Turkish authorities said they would open the border with Europe to Syrian refugees. There are almost 4 million such people on the Turkish-Syrian border.In response to the actions of Russian aircraft, Turkish troops launched an attack on all known facilities of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which Russia supports in Syria.

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