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Yet another act of kindness made in Russia: Russian plane arrives in Syria with 15 tons of aid delivery

Xinhua
Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:17 UTC

A Russian aid airplane carrying 15 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Syria on Thursday, the official SANA news agency reported.

The plane landed in the international airport of the coastal city of Latakia, the latest shipment from Russia in a bid to alleviate some of the suffering of the Syrian people.

Separately, SANA said the Syrian government sent on Thursday a total of 15 truckloads of aid rations to the western and northern parts of the northern city of Aleppo.

Since March 2011, more than 160,000 Syrian people were killed and 750,000 others injured, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The continuing deterioration of the security, population displacement and constraints imposed on the humanitarian operations has hampered the access of medical services, supplies and equipment to the conflict-stricken areas in Syria.

Comment: Russia is rapidly replacing the USA/West as the benefactor and arbiter of what is good and right. Countries change with their governments; the USA changed for the worse, Russia changed for the better.While US and the West defame Putin, Russia quietly helps others and delivers a regular shipment of relief aid for Serbia's flood-stricken regions

Reader Comments

rbateman1 · 2014-09-01T01:03:19Z

Sacrilege!

Russia has committed Sacrilege against the West by sending (gasp) aid to besieged civilians. The West, for it's part in Syria, sent arms to the Rebels, a portion of which have now overrun significant parts of Syria and Iraq.
Actions speak louder than words. I can only hope that Russia continues to help people, and does not fall into corruption like the West has.

glardu · 2014-09-01T07:47:55Z

What?!? They didnt even trade for oil? Just 'gave' it to them? What kind of human would put compassion before profit?!

15 tonnes eh? Worthy.

Mariama · 2014-09-01T08:30:09Z

These acts of kindness do a lot for morale, not just for the people of Syria, but for every citizen of the world that really sees what is going on, or so I think.

Rick3 · 2014-09-02T07:09:30Z

Refreshing to see HUMANS behaving like humans - rather than like the psychopathic, warmongering, power-hungry elite. Does a great deal for my moral, Mariama. Go Russia!