At least 39 people, including five children, have been killed in the latest round of air strikes and shelling in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo, Al Jazeera has learnt.
Witnesses and activists told Al Jazeera the air strikes on Friday destroyed two women's hospitals in Aleppo and Idlib province, as the renewed government offensive to capture Aleppo city from opposition fighters stretched into its tenth day.
Both Syria and Russia have denied involvement in the bombardments.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said fuel is critically low in the besieged city, as residents faced a harsh winter without heating and electricity, and escalating food prices.
Some residents said meat now costs $50 per kilo, compared to $9 four months ago.
Journalist's account
Mohamed Shbeeb, a freelance journalist trapped inside the besieged city, said conditions in Aleppo were rapidly deteriorating.
"Since the early [Saturday] morning, Russian warplanes attacked the city. Many people were killed. In the last 10 days in this campaign, more than 500 people have been killed by Russian air strikes and ballistic missiles," he told Al Jazeera.
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