MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/. Moscow warns the US from the disproportionate use of force in Iraq’s Mosul, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.

"The situation in Mosul remains extremely difficult," the diplomat noted. "On the approaches to the city, armed clashes have been raging on. The number of the settlements liberated from terrorists has exceeded one hundred. However, the amount of the Iraqi servicemen and militiamen killed in the hostilities has also been growing."

"We are concerned over the degrading humanitarian situation," Zakharova added. "More and more people are fleeing Mosul and its suburbs. According to the International Organization for Migration, 20,000 people have left the combat zone since the beginning of the operation. But the actual figures are sure to be higher."