MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Russia’s military on Friday
said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with
Moscow’s sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the
conflict zone.
“In accordance with the decision of the supreme commander
of the Russian armed forces Vladimir Putin, the Russian defence
ministry is beginning the reduction of the armed deployment to
Syria,” Russian news agencies quoted military chief Valery Gerasimov
as saying, adding that a group headed by aircraft carrier Admiral
Kuznetsov would be the first to leave.