Daesh is bringing large amounts of explosives to Palmyra, apparently with the aim to wipe out historical monuments in that city, Head of the Main Operations Department of Russia’s General Staff Lieutenant-General Sergey Rudskoy said, TASS reports.
"We’ve received evidence confirmed by several sources a large amount of explosives is being moved to Palmyra. Daesh terrorists are plotting to wipe out the world’s historical heritage in that city," he said.
Rudskoy said Syrian government troops were conducting an offensive in the area of Palmyra with support from Russia’s aerospace group with the aim to prevent the destruction of cultural monuments.
