MOSCOW, December 10. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia has sent a 44 tonne humanitarian consignment to Syria, Emergencies Ministry spokesperson Irina Rossius told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.

“Today two planes of the Emergencies Ministry, Il-76 and Il-62, left the airfield in Ramenskoye near Moscow for Latakia. They will deliver camp furniture, tents, beds, blankets, dishware, food preserves, medicines and essentials,” she said.