Putin to begin full scale attack on Aleppo after U.S election

                                   

Vladimir Putin will take advantage of the political hiatus in Washington during the presidential election to launch a full-scale assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to intelligence sources.

The Russian leader hopes the distraction will enable him to secure a victory in the rebel-held city by the middle of January, it is understood.

Putin could begin the attack as soon as this week, according to a sources.

Moscow’s only aircraft carrier, which is on its way to a strike position in the Mediterranean, will be used to increase firepower over Aleppo in support of the Syrian regime, the sources revealed. The onslaught could be devastating for the 275,000 people living in the area.

Meanwhile, it was reported that three Russian submarines have been spotted passing through the Irish Sea on the way to join the assault against rebels in the Syrian city.