Russian President Vladimir Putin has assessed the operations of the Russian troops in Syria as excellent.

Putin noted the Russian military successfully repelled the well-organized and armed terrorist forces posing a threat to Russia and the whole world, Gazeta.ru reported.

He urged never to forget those servicemen who fell while defensing their homeland and nation.

To remind, Putin visited the Hemeimeem Russian air base in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia on 11 December and ordered the country’s Defense Ministry to start withdrawing the Russian group of troops from Syria. He announced that Russia's armed forces and the Syrian Army have defeated the most battle-hardened groups of terrorists in Syria.