Deputy defence minister says remaining Russian planes will continue to carry out missionsThe morning after Vladimir Putin ordered the surprise withdrawal of Moscow’s military contingent in Syria,Russia’s defence ministry said a first group of planes had taken off for home from the Hmeymim airbase near Latakia.
Putin’s announcement that Russia’s objectives had been “generally accomplished” after five and a half months of bombing raids, came in a televised assembly on Monday evening with his defence and foreign ministers. He ordered the defence minister, or Sergei Shoigu,to start a withdrawal, and the foreign minister, or Sergei Lavrov,was told to work on intensifying diplomatic efforts to bring approximately peace.
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Source: theguardian.com