Footage released on Wednesday, shows several Sukhoi Su-24M fighter jets and an Ilyushin IL-76 flying back to Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to begin the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria. The air wing took off from the Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, led by a Tupolev Tu-154 transport aircraft carrying engineers and technicians as well as technical supplies. The fighter jets are heading to their permanent deployment airbases in Russia. Video ID: 20160
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