The media outlet also notes that three Russian submarines armed with cruise missiles are allegedly sailing to the Syrian coast.
A western intelligence source told the newspaper that Moscow is "on the brink of a major military assault on Aleppo."
The publication assumes that Moscow seeks to exploit a pause in the United States on the eve of the presidential election in order to help Syrian President Bashar Assad Forces' secure a decisive victory in the Syrian largest city.
Earlier in October, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern over Russian naval task group's movements in the Mediterranean, which, in his view, could be used in attacks against Aleppo.
Over recent months, Aleppo has been a battlefield between government forces, jihadists, and numerous opposition groups. Militant-held eastern Aleppo is encircled by government forces and the fighting has affected thousands of civilians still trapped in the city.
