It's obvious that not all the missiles were intercepted. In the morning of April 14th, Damascus residents witnessed explosions around research centers in Barzeh and Jamraya, at the Mezzeh airfield.
Our group has visited Barzeh.
Only ruins remain of the Institution for the Development of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries. The lab building is completely destroyed. Western politicians claimed that scientists developed poisonous substances here. However, the facility had been inspected by the OPCW experts. The employees say that the Institution worked on medical supplies and that students studied there.
Yarub Khaddur, the Institution employee: "When the US had destroyed this place, I cried. It was like a home to me, and I felt it crash as if my family had been in there. I had successfully worked there with students for many years. It's hard for me to understand why Americans did this".
There were no victims of this attack by the US and its allies. This result was perceived as a military victory, here's how they celebrated it, and as a moral victory, of course. The US, UK, and French soldiers had struck before receiving the results from the OPCW. Thus, it doesn't matter whether a chemical attack did take place in Douma or not. They did it without the UNSC authorization, thus, illegally. Also, Syrians defeated the attack themselves. Russian air defense systems did not participate. Russian servicemen were not in any danger.
Evgeny Poddubny, Aleksandr Pushin, Stanislav Elovsky, Vesti — News of the Week, Homs, Damascus.
