Lives of 300,000 civilians in danger in Aleppo

Russia has been preparing to launch an attack on the Syrian province of Aleppo both by air and sea, planning to usurp the 40 percent of Aleppo that is being controlled by the moderate opposition.

The information is received by Aleppo Mayor Bretta Hadji, who warned about the possibility of the massacre of thousands of civilians under the pretext of fighting against terrorism.

"It is seen that an ongoing preparation is being made at the Latakia Khmeymim Russian Military Base and warships were sent to the Mediterranean Sea," he said.

"Currently, more than 300,000 civilians, including children and women, are living here. However they will be the target of the brutal attacks because they reject to surrender to the Assad forces," he said.

"The ceasefire is not implemented at all as many civilians buildings, hospitals, bakeries, schools and civilian defense units are being hit by Russia and Assad regime forces," he said.

Hadji also said that civilians didn't want to leave Aleppo through the corridors, due to facing humiliating treatment from the soldiers.

"The soldiers at the entrance of the corridors demanded that men shave their beards. The residents didn't want to leave the city despite the absence of any safety measures for their lives."

Meanwhile, the Urum neighborhood of the Aleppo province was targeted by Russian warplanes, as many people, including women and children, were killed.

Aleppo is one of the critical areas, which has been suffering from clashes between the moderate opposition and the Iranian- and Russian-backed Assad regime. The region is located 50 kilometers from Turkey.

Russia became involved in the Syrian civil war in September of 2015, as the closest ally and along with Iran, Russia is the biggest supporter of the Bashar regime of Syria.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed since the beginning of the five-year-long civil war in Syria.

The United Nations says more than 250,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the violence that turned into a civil war; however, the Syrian Center for Policy Research, an NGO, has put the total death toll from the conflict at more than 470,000.