"The technical staff of the airbase began to prepare the aircraft for long-range flights to airbases in the Russian Federation. The personnel performs loading of the equipment, supplies and property to the military cargo planes," the statement reads.
Aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces deploying from the Syrian airbase in Hmeymim will make stopovers at Russian airfields if their flight to their home base is more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) away, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to begin withdrawing Russian military groups from Syria.
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