Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the airstrike on the town of Khan Sheikhun was carried out by the Syrian military and targeted a terrorist chemical weapons storage facility. According to Russia, the "toxic substance" which killed dozens of civilians stemmed from the "terrorist warehouse."
“The Syrian aviation carried out an airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Khan Sheikhun, targeting a major ammunition storage facility of terrorists and a cluster of military hardware. The territory of this storage facility housed workshops to produce projectiles stuffed with toxic agents,” a Russian military official stated.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported new airstrikes hit the town of Khan Sheikhun on Wednesday and the death toll rose to at least 72.
Following the attack on Tuesday, the monitoring group accused Russia and Syria of being behind the “toxic gas” attack. However, both Russia and Syria have rejected those claims. Syria's Foreign Ministry claimed the country doesn't possess chemical weapons and called accusations "fabricated."
