Syrian army command reported full liberation of Aleppo from terrorist groups and city's return to government control. Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently called liberation of Aleppo a major step towards normalization of the situation in Syria and in the region on the whole and marked a decisive role of Russian military in the operation.
Liberated Aleppo in pictures
Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently called liberation of Aleppo a major step towards normalization of the situation in Syria
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Russian sappers working in eastern Aleppo
© Timur Abdullayev/News Team/TASS Russian sappers clear mines in schools and blocks of eastern Aleppo that used to be occupied by militants
© Timur Abdullayev/News Team/TASS Syrian citizens watch the evacuation of fighters and their families from rebel-held zones in Aleppo
© EPA/STR Children flash the victory sign from one of the houses in Salah al-Din neighborhood, east of Aleppo
© EPA/STR Russian sappers in eastern Aleppo
© Timur Abdullayev/News Team/TASS Syrian flags placed on one of Aleppo Citadel Towers, in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo
© EPA/STR War-torn buldings in the city of Aleppo
© Timur Abdullayev/News Team/TASS Children play near a damaged building in Salah al-Din area, in eastern Aleppo
© EPA/STR Children play with snow in a street during a snowfall in Aleppo, December 21
© Timur Abdullayev/News Team/TASS Buses evacuating residents from eastern Aleppo, December 16
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