Reported Russian airstrikes in eastern Ghouta sharply increased in the last full week of February<\/a>, allegedly killing hundreds of civilians and reaching levels never before tracked by Airwars researchers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Syrian government strikes on the rebel-held suburb of Damascus, where 400,000 people remain trapped, had already escalated at the start of February ahead of a possible ground offensive by regime forces. Aid agencies and monitors <\/span>described the bombings as the worst in years. At a Security Council briefing on February 28th, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said that over 580 people had been reported killed<\/a> due to air and ground strikes in eastern Ghouta since February 18th, along with upwards of 1,000 people who had been injured. <\/span><\/p>\n

That briefing came four days after the Security Council had voted for a ceasefire in the country. What had happened since, asked Lowcock? “More bombing,” he said. “More fighting. More death. More destruction. More maiming of women and children. More hunger. More misery. More, in other words, of the same.days.” Airwars monitoring now indicates that – according to local reports – Russia was likely responsible for a large number of those deaths.<\/span>
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28 airstrikes in only 25 seconds in Qhouta 3 days ago!!.
According to my college @Mahmoudadam87<\/a> the civilians still inside the shelters so far, they don\u2019t trust the ceasefire agreement because Assad\u2019s regime forces still bombing #Eastern_Ghouta<\/a> . pic.twitter.com\/e2Fem2S9RL<\/a><\/p>\n

— Khaled Khatib (@995Khaled) February 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n