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By Gunay Hasanova

Russia is ready to extend humanitarian pause in Aleppo until Monday, reported the Associated Press adviser to the UN special envoy on Syria, Jan Egeland.

“The UN has a “window”, at least until Monday,” said Egeland.

Earlier it was reported that Russia has extended humanitarian pause in Syria for three days starting October 20.

The "peaceful pause" in Aleppo was announced in order to let to the sick and wounded, civilians and armed groups to leave the city.

Russia has unilaterally announced an eight-hour "humanitarian" ceasefire in Aleppo on October 13, as the UN voiced a necessity to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to numerous individuals in need in the city.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin then said that a longer ceasefire in the city of Aleppo is possible, but has to be agreed on multilaterally.

The situation in Aleppo has extremely deteriorated lately as heavy battles are going on in the city and its outskirts. The Syrian government launched an operation in Aleppo last month with Russian air support and Iranian-backed militias.

Earlier, the U.S. accused the Syrian authorities and the Russian Federation of bombing peaceful civilians and armed opposition. Damascus and Moscow insist that strike blows only at the terrorists and accuses Washington of failing to pressure on the troops of "moderate opposition" so that they separate themselves from the terrorists.

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