Putin says the military operation in Ukraine is going according to plan and that Moscow would only halt its offensive if Kiev stopped fighting and the Kremlin’s demands were met.

Syrian army troops open a humanitarian corridor in Idlib province for the safe exit of civilians fleeing violence by foreign-backed militants.

Syrian army units liberate three more villages in southern Idlib, inflicting heavy losses on Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terrorists and their affiliates.

Syrian forces inch closer to a key city in the northwestern Idlib Province as part of a counter-terrorism operation, but foreign-backed militants prevent civilians from leaving through humanitarian corridors.

Syria opens 3 humanitarian corridors for civilians in Aleppo and Idlib to exit militant-held areas and move to government-controlled territory.