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2nd LD: First group of Russian aircraft arrive in Russia from Syria

Xinhua, March 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The first group of Russian aircraft leaving Syria has arrived in the Voronezh base in southern Russia, the Rossiya 24 TV channel said Tuesday.

A crowd of people welcomed the pilots with flags and flowers at the base, the TV footage showed.

The group is composed of a Tu-154 transport plane and several multifunction Su-34 bombers, the Russian Defense Ministry said earlier Tuesday.

Each group of the withdrawing forces will be led by a transport plane carrying personnel and equipment, followed by fighter jets, the ministry said.

The move came after Moscow announced it would withdraw from Tuesday the bulk of its forces from the war-torn Middle East country. Endi