Russian aircraft in evacuation operation from Lebanon

  • 11 years ago
Are two aircraft on the tarmac of Moscow airport the first visual sign Russia expects President Bashar al-Assad's regime to fall?

The giant jets are bound for Beirut to evacuate more than 100 Russians caught in the conflict.

"We are simply helping people who have gone to the Russian consulate in Damascus requesting assistance," one diplomat explained.

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