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We took up filming position on the top floor
From here we can see how the armor enters the courtyard and moves out to the battle line
Albeit the battle itself is going to be hidden behind the school buildings
It's been a year since the battles began inside the school
The first 3 buildings are held by the Syrian Army - the rest are held by the militants
An extensive network of underground tunnels helps them hold their positions
More than once has footage been published online
of tunnels laid with railway tracks designed to transport goods and armaments
The tank comes out to the battle line
After firing at one of the buildings held by the militants, the first tank moves in the direction of the fourth building
Presently, the militants are behind this building, to the left
They are firing, from behind well-fortified positions, at the Syrian Army infantry
which is advancing towards from the the buildings to the right
The BMP-2 with its cannon fire is splitting the enemy forces
to prevent them from targeting the tank
With a bold maneuver the tankists solve this problem
Having driven up almost completely in between these 2 buildings
they fire at the support columns of one of the buildings
Presently the tankists fire a second shell and the building collapses like a house of cards
The ruins of the collapsed roof block the militants' line of sigh t
Now the infantry can advance further in relative safety
The dust from the collapse of the building temporarily blocks what is happening for our camera
All we can do is record the sound of the BMP's cannon
Which continues firing at the militants' positions to prevent them from using AT weapons on the tank
Another HE shell - to clear the ruins
The building has been laid down and the militant-occupied business centre is now within the tankists' line of sight
The next strike in this direction is an HE shell
The BMP-2 continues firing on the militants' positions from our direction
The 30mm cannon of this fighting vehicle suppresses the militants quickly and efficiently
Preventing them from popping out to strike at the tank and the Syrian infantry
Presently, the tanks are hitting this business centre
The militants have been shooting at Syrian soldiers from there for a year already
But with the now-collapsed building no longer obstructing the tankists' guns, the tanks are now hitting the terrorists
Simultaneously, from the newly-captured buildings, the soldiers attack the militants' positions in the business centre as well
But the soldiers warn me that the threat of enemy sniper fire has appeared
Presently, an active firefight is underway in the school buildings between the Syrian Army and the militants
The distance between the opponents is 10-20 meters.
Andrei Filatov, Victor Kuznetov. ANNA News. Damascus, Syria.