Russia’s Defense Ministry published a video on December 2 showing Russian troops seemingly attacking an oil storage facility held by “The Islamic state” fighters near the Es-Saura settlement in Syria.
Using the Defense Ministry video as a source, Russian mass media proceeded to report about extensive damage done to “Islamic state” infrastructure by Russian forces. RIA Novosti, Vzglyad, Russia Today, Russkaya Vesna and others published this news.
![russian.rt.com](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/rt.jpeg)
![rusvesna.su](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/rus-vesna1.jpeg)
After the publication of this video, bloggers identified the target of the Russian attacks as grain elevators and not oil storage facilities. There really is a facility located near the Es-Saura settlement which coincides with pictures in this video. Wikimapia identifies these structures as “Silos” (i.e. – grain elevators).
![www.wikimapia.com](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/wikim.jpeg)
Another important detail disputing the claim that these were oil facilities is the lack of black smoke which normally rises as a result oil burning. For example, here is a photo from an oil depot fire near Kiev in June, 2015.
![www.kyiv.mns.gov.ua](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/hran.jpg)
Most likely Russian aircraft bombed the grain handling facilities of the Canadian Skyway Grain Systems company which built 12 elevators in the north of Syria (two lines on 6 units).
![www.skywaygrainsystems.com/](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/silos.jpeg)
Here is another picture of the same site from the Esyria website, the caption “Es-Saura Granary Center.”
![www.esyria.sy](http://www.stopfake.org/content/uploads/2015/12/eaf.jpg)