Lvova-Belova reported the return of six more families with children from Syria to Russian Federation

Six more families with children have returned to Russia from Syria. This was reported on January 31 by Maria Lvova-Belova, Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights.

"This evening, 16 Russian citizens - adults and children - were delivered from the Syrian Arab Republic by a flight of the Russian Ministry of Defense. On board flew six families with eight children - the youngest girl is not even a year old," she wrote in her Telegram channel.

According to Lvova-Belova, all the returned people will go to St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Moscow region and Krasnodar Krai. She specified that one family with an eight-year-old son came to Syria from Krasnodar in December to visit relatives, but could not return due to the cessation of air transportation.

The Russian Presidential Ombudsman for Children's Rights thanked the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Embassy in Syria and representatives of law enforcement agencies for their assistance, and emphasized that all of them will continue to help the families who wish to return to Russia.

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Earlier, on January 12, Lvova-Belova reported that another family with two children had returned to Russia from Syria. According to her, the father, grandmother and two daughters 10 and 5 years old arrived in the Moscow region.

Later, on January 29, the head of the new administration of Syria's interim government, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was declared president of the country for a transitional period. In addition, the new Syrian authorities announced the termination of the former Constitution and the dissolution of the country's parliament. On January 31, al-Sharaa announced the formation of the country's transitional government.

On December 8, 2024, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after negotiations with the opposition, left the post of head of state and left the country, indicating to conduct the transfer of power peacefully.

Against this backdrop, the IDF announced the deployment of forces along the Syrian border to ensure the safety of communities in the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the demarcation agreement with Syria has been terminated due to the withdrawal of Syrian troops.

The situation in Syria has escalated following a major attack by militias in Aleppo and Idlib that began on November 28 and led to a Syrian army response against the militants.