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MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday criticized the U.S.-led coalition for launching strikes against civilian objects in Iraq.
On Oct. 24, U.S. Air Force aircraft carried out a bomb and missile attack on the locality of Tel Kaif, 14 km north of Mosul, damaging a school and residential buildings, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said in a statement.
The U.S.-led coalition continued to strike residential areas in Mosul and other towns of the Iraqi province of Nineveh, and the satellite images showed heavy damage to residential buildings and a mosque, Rudskoi added.
Iraqi forces, supported by the U.S. coalition, have launched a major offensive to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city, from Islamic State (IS) terrorist group militants.
The Russian military said it is monitoring the developments via satellites.
