Russia said on Tuesday that terrorists have been preventing civilians from leaving Eastern Ghouta.

Russian General Viktor Pankov said humanitarian corridors had been shelled by militants.

“At 9 am on February 27, a humanitarian corridor was opened for the release of civilians from the zone of de-escalation. Currently, militants launched intense shelling and not a single civilian has come out,” the general told reporters.

On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that a new daily humanitarian pause in Eastern Ghouta would start on Tuesday from 09:00 [07:00 GMT] until 14:00, following the relevant order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Security at the exit from the humanitarian corridor is set to be provided by the Russian military police and the Syrian army.

Source: Sputnik