FOOTAGE from Syria shows hordes of Vladimir Putin's troops fleeing the country in military trucks after a decade of bloodshed. And satellite pics from a Russian airbase on the west coast reveals how Vlad's men have been forced to take apart their attack helicopters and air defence units before leaving hot on Assad's tail. Bloodthirsty dictator President Bashar al-Assad was removed from power last week in an incredible 10-day blitz by rebel forces.
He fled to Russia - where longtime pal Putin gave him sanctuary - and where the twisted pair will now be licking their wounds after a double-pronged defeat. Putin had sent his forces to Syria some nine years ago to help keep Assad in power during unrest in the country. But on Friday footage captured by Chanel 4 showed a long convoy of Russian military vehicles pouring down a road as they made their way quickly out of the country.
read more on Assad's ouster Dozens of troops were seen crammed inside army trucks flying the Russian flag. Mad Vlad had sent the Russian military into Syria in 2015, with ground troops, fighter jets and ground weapons to aid Assad's twisted regime. Together are responsible for killing thousands of Syrians throughout the bloody Civil War that started in 2012.
A happy Syrian watching as Russian soldiers drove past told Channel 4: "It is a great victory and a great joy. Most read in The Sun "[Russians] They killed us and destroyed us. Thank god.
" Meanwhile, the satellite pics captured by Maxar and Planet Labs .
