Russia said on Tuesday its military was looking into “information” about an air strike on a UN aid convoy in Syria after the regime announced an end to a week-long ceasefire.
“I don’t think it is possible or correct to make any unsubstantiated conclusions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“Our military is currently verifying information about this strike and I hope they will receive concrete information from the ground and can then release a statement.”
The UN said at least 18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy were destroyed late Monday as they were en route to deliver humanitarian assistance to the hard-to-reach town of Orum al-Kubra, killing a Red Crescent staff member and civilians.
Russia is flying a bombing campaign in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, and there are suspicions that either Moscow or the Syrian forces it supports were responsible for the strike.
Washington expressed outrage over the attack, stressing that the convoy’s destination was known to both the regime and to Russia.