Moscow has refuted the claims by media outlets about the use of internationally-banned gas in Idleb countryside in response to the downing of a Russian helicopter by terrorists on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the media fabricated allegations that Saraqeb city was shelled on Monday night with barrels containing chlorine gas.
Terrorists downed a Russian helicopter in Idleb countryside as it was returning to Hmeimim airbase after delivering aid to Aleppo, killing the five Russian soldiers onboard.
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