MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled six times on Saturday morning from the regions of eastern Ghuta and Jobar, where the so-called “moderate opposition” is stationed.

“The Syrian government troops did not return fire, upon the request of the Russian center on reconciliation,” the statement read.

A ceasefire between Syrian government and rebel forces that entered its second day is largely holding, the head of Russia’s ceasefire monitoring center at the Hmeymim airbase in Latakia said Sunday.On Wednesday, Russian servicemen started their work at a coordination center for reconciliation in Syria’s Latakia province at the Hmeymim airbase.

Russia and the United States reached an agreement on the ceasefire in Syria on February 22. The ceasefire took effect at midnight on Saturday Damascus time (22:00 GMT on Friday).

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2268 endorsing the Russia-US agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Syria on Friday, shortly before the ceasefire came into force. The cessation of hostilities does not apply to designated terrorist organizations operating in Syria, including Daesh and the Nusra Front, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.

LATAKIA (Sputnik) — The districts of Jobar, Karaj Abasin, Mamunia, and Maysaloun were attacked, Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko said.”Today, on February 27, Russian officers from the group of mediators at the reconciliation center in Syria registered a shelling by terrorists of residential areas in the city of Damascus,” Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko told reporters.

“The shelling of residential quarters took place from 6:25 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on February 27. A total of 21 mortar rounds reportedly burst,” the Russian general said.

Lt. Gen. Kuralenko added that US forces at the US-run monitoring center in the Jordanian capital of Amman were informed about the attack.