Dushanbe, 22.10.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The humanitarian pause in Aleppo has been extended by one day, it will be in force from 8am to 7pm on October 22, Head of the Main Operations Directorate at Russia’s General Staff, Sergey Rudskoi, told reporters on Friday. It has been reported by TASS.

«Under instructions from the Russian president, the humanitarian pause in the Aleppo area will be extended by 24 hours — from 8am to 7pm on October 22,» he said.

The Russian Defense Ministry hopes that all parties concerned will influence gunmen to rescue civilians in eastern Aleppo who are «actually held hostage by terrorists,» Rudskoi added.