Kremlin 'strongly rejects' U.N. allegations that Russia committed war crimes in Syria in 2019

The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected allegations by the United Nations that Russia may have committed war crimes in Syria last year, saying the U.N. investigators are in no position to know what is happening on the ground. "We strongly reject these claims," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "It's obvious that one committee can not have reliable information on what is happening on the ground."

A report by a U.N. commission found that Russia - the Syrian government's main ally against rebels and militants - conducted airstrikes on a popular market and a camp for displaced people that killed dozens of civilians in July and August.