Russian Aerospace Defense Forces will carry out patrolling missions in Syria's northern provinces daily, pilot Dmitry Ivanov told reporters on Friday.

"We have started fulfilling special tasks on aerial patrolling of northern provinces of the Syrian Arab Republic. Aerial patrolling will be carried out on several routes and will be performed by groups of helicopters in pairs at the altitude of 50-60 meters," Ivanov said.

The main task of patrolling missions is "to ensure security" in the assigned areas and "to accompany the military police," he added.

On Thursday, chief of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria Yury Borenkov said that "army aircraft have carried out aerial patrol on the following route - the Kwaires airfield, the settlement of Ayn Issa, Raqqa, along the Assad reservoir to the Kwaires airfield,"