Russia's military helped save Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Our visual investigation shows that included bombing 4 hospitals in 12 hours. Here’s the evidence — videos, flight logs and Russian Air Force cockpit recordings — that proves what happened. nyti.ms/2OIqze7
This video shows what military experts described as a precision strike on a major trauma center in Syria, Nabad al Hayat. Analysts said it was a strike the Syrian air force is not currently capable of, only the Russians.
Here’s how we confirmed the Russians were responsible for the Nabad al Hayat strike: First, witnesses reported that it happened at 2:40 p.m. local time. Second: flight logs. Spotters in the area saw a Russian jet flying overhead, just minutes before the attack.
We also decoded Russian Air Force communications. Here’s a recording of a Russian pilot confirming coordinates that point directly at the underground Nabad al Hayat hospital.
Minutes later, the pilot confirms the strike, saying "Worked it.”
Minutes later, the pilot confirms the strike, saying "Worked it.”
Nabad al Hayat hospital was empty when the Russians bombed it. But another, Kafr Nabl, was not. Video shows it was bombed 4 times in all, including precision strikes that hit the hospital’s entrance. One person was killed in the attack, with many injured.
Doctors were treating patients at Syria’s Kafr Nabl hospital when the Russians bombed it. “Everyone in the hospital was terrified,” a doctor said. “There was ash and dust everywhere.”
Russia's military support of President Bashar Al Assad was a turning point in the Syrian conflict as superior air power was used against civilian targets. Now, it's clear that hospitals were among those under attack. Watch our full investigation for more: nyti.ms/31d3nqZ
