"After our forces successfully repelled all attempts by terrorist groups to break the blockade of the eastern districts of Aleppo, and after they suffered heavy personnel and material losses, the decision was made to provide humanitarian pause in order to avoid unnecessary bloodshed," the statement published by the SANA news agency, read.
It added that all the humanitarian corridors set up before would operate to allow civilians and armed rebels to leave the city.
A previous humanitarian pause was announced by Russia from October 20-22 to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians and unarmed militants from eastern part of the embattled city via eight corridors.
During the humanitarian pause, the Nusra Front terrorist group, recently renamed Jabhat Fatah al Sham and outlawed in Russia, prevented civilians from fleeing the city, attacking them.
