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<p>These reports, produced by the Russian Ministry of Defence, fit into a wider Russian
disinformation campaign which includes absurd and baseless insinuations about the
UK. The campaign is a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the appalling crimes
of the Asad regime, including its documented and repeated use of chemical weapons.
We are clear that this Russian disinformation campaign is designed to distort, distract
and confuse the facts. In the last couple of years, the Syrian regime and its Russian
backers have repeatedly hidden behind the rationale of confronting terrorism to launch
brutal, indiscriminate campaigns, killing countless children and civilians in the
process. If they do the same in Idlib, they will cause a human disaster that could
leave thousands dead and many more homeless.</p>
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