A Russian official said that a Ilyushin Il-76 jumbo jet has already delivered the first batch of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, Russia Today reported Friday.

At present, most of the aid is being channeled to Deir ez-Zor, which was under siege by terrorists for a long period of time, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy, chief of the main operations department of the Russian General Staff.

The first 22 tons of humanitarian aid have been airdropped from a Syrian Il-76 using Russian parachute platform airdrop systems, he added.

Supplies are set to continue, Rudskoy said, stressing that Russia will provide the Syrian people with all possible help to liberate the country from extremists and return peace to the nation.

Source: MENA