In St. Petersburg, a homemade opposition flag was hung on the building of the honorary consulate of the ATS

A homemade flag of the opposition was hung on the building of the honorary consulate of Syria in St. Petersburg. Images from the scene on December 8 are published by "Izvestia".

The video shows a new flag, which appeared on the wall of the honorary consulate. At the building remains calm situation.

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Earlier in the day it became known that the flag was removed from the building of the Syrian Embassy in Moscow. At the same time at the building remains calm.

At the same time it became known that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family. As reported in the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation, he resigned as head of state.

In addition, the AFP news agency reported about the fire in the presidential palace of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. And the National Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forces of Syria said it was working to form a "transitional governing body".

On November 29, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called the opposition activation part of the US plan amid Israel's defeat in Lebanon. The White House denied its involvement in the events.

On November 28, armed formations attacked the Syrian government-controlled territory in Aleppo and Idlib provinces.