Large Russian air strike hits south Aleppo suburb: Report

Up to 25 people have reportedly been killed in an air strike on the southern Aleppo suburb of Hay-al-Sukkar, local activists have said. 

Casualty estimates vary, with Aleppo media centre, a local monitor, reporting that 13 people were killed in Hay-al-Sukkar but Al Jazeera Arabic reporting that at least 25 people have been killed. Al Jazeera said that Russian planes carried out the strike, although Moscow denies targeting civilian areas.  

News comes as renewed calls have been made for a humanitarian corridor to be established to allow humanitarian and aid supplies to enter the city.