DAMASCUS (Ruptly) — Russian military police were seen patrolling Manbij in footage filmed by an embedded Russian journalist on Tuesday. The footage was released on Wednesday.

According to the statement released by the Russian Defence Ministry (MoD) Turkish military forces were a few kilometres away, on the outskirts of the city at the time of the patrol.

Footage shows Tiger armoured cars advancing through the area, with residents and children waving and greeting as the vehicles pass by.