Russia claims evacuations from Aleppo have been 'completed', top UN official disputes claim

Russia says that all women and children have been taken out of eastern Aleppo and that a final sweep by the Syrian military is under way to clear out the last remaining rebels in the city.

Russia claims evacuations from Aleppo have been 'completed', top UN official disputes claim

Russia says that all women and children have been taken out of eastern Aleppo and that a final sweep by the Syrian military is under way to clear out the last remaining rebels in the city.

A statement on Friday from the Russian military's Centre for Reconciliation in Syria said the evacuations have been "completed".

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