Story highlights Moscow claimed the U.S. struck Aleppo in Syria on Wednesday and the U.S. firmly denied the charge

Aleppo has been a flashpoint for both sides in the ongoing fighting in Syria

(CNN) U.S. and Russian military leaders clashed on social media Thursday after Moscow claimed the U.S. struck Aleppo in Syria on Wednesday and the U.S. firmly denied the charge.

The Russian Ministry of Defense tweeted Thursday: "Yesterday at 13:55 (MSK), 2 A-10 attack aircraft of US AF entered Syrian airspace from Turkish territory made strikes on objects in city."

Yesterday at 13:55 (MSK), 2 A-10 attack aircraft of US AF entered Syrian airspace from Turkish territory made strikes on objects in city — Минобороны России (@mod_russia) February 11, 2016

The spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Syria fired back on Twitter a little while later.

".@MOD_Russia's tweets are wrong. Furthermore their bombing is reckless and indiscriminate and their efforts are strategically short-sighted," tweeted Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve.

.@MOD_Russia's tweets are wrong. Furthermore their bombing is reckless and indiscriminate and their efforts are strategically short-sighted. — COL Steve Warren (@OIRSpox) February 11, 2016

But Russia had harsh words for Warren, too.

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