Putin “1,140 personnel have left [Syria] in the past few days alone”
Russian President Vladimir Putin says more than 1,000 military personnel and dozens of aircraft have been withdrawn from Syria over the past several days.
Speaking at a ceremony for military-college graduates in the Kremlin on June 28, Putin said the withdrawal continues.
“Thirteen planes, fourteen helicopters, and 1,140 personnel have left [Syria] in the past few days alone,” Putin said.
Russia has conducted a bombing campaign in Syria since September 2015, helping reverse the course of the seven-year civil war in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s favor.
