WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier this month, the first special operation to evacuate the citizens of eastern Aleppo was held. On Monday, the Russian reconciliation center said that the Syrian army had established complete control over 12 districts of eastern Aleppo, liberating some 40 percent of the region’s territory.
On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Syrian government forces had freed some 90,000 residents.
"It is estimated that almost 40 percent of the area previously held by armed opposition groups is now in the hands of the government forces", de Mistura stated.
