Video: Russia Aids Syrians in the Wake of Devastating Earthquake

Two powerful earthquakes, accompanied by several aftershocks, rocked Syria and neighboring Turkiye earlier this week, killing thousands and causing the destruction of numerous structures in both countries.

While many countries hurried to provide assistance to Turkiye in the aftermath of this tragedy, the situation in Syria, where over 300,000 people were left homeless by the quake, was complicated by the economic sanctions imposed against the country by the West.

In this troubling time, Russia became one of the few countries which immediately rushed to aid Syria, ferrying over 20 tons of humanitarian aid to the country and deploying specialized teams to clear the debris and search for survivors among the rubble.