On New Year's Eve, everyone around the world was talking about the Syrian city of Aleppo. It seemed that the leaders of the EU countries did not have anything else to worry about than to hypocritically worry about the hardships local residents experienced thanks to Bashar Al-Assad, saying that we did not need to do anything but leave everything as it was. And this was during a time when half of the remaining population of Aleppo, more than 100 thousand people, with the elderly, women and children, were literally held hostage by terrorists. They were tortured, murdered, and starved. And now the long-awaited liberation of the entire city has been achieved by Syrian army forces and militias supported by Russia.

The West immediately started predicting that it would be worse. They said that the events would be followed by massacres, ethnic and religious clashes. Pretty much, nothing good. Then, Russia's President Putin, decisively, with a good understanding of the East, came up with a solution. To send a unit of Chechens to Aleppo to restore order. So it was done. This unit was a military police battalion from the Russian Ministry of Defense. Of course, there are Russians in the unit, but most of the policemen are Chechens. They are of the same religion as the residents of Aleppo. They understand local traditions and motifs better.

A Chechen mufti personally went to Syria in order to strengthen the spirit of his fellows. Putin personally said goodbye to everyone. The battalion understood the situation quickly. It established an orderly regime of control in the city, it assumed the responsibilities previously carried out by army combat engineers from Russia. As a result, it is quiet in Aleppo. So quiet that the West has lost interest in this city. Now, there is not a word spoken about Aleppo. We are ready to tell our viewers how it is in Aleppo now, after the nightmare the city went through.

These teens from Aleppo have acquired a sense of security after the liberation of the city from militants. Let's play! It's the Russian national team against the team from Syria. During short breaks, members of the military police from the Ministry of Defense of Russia respond to children's offers to play football. Right on the street. "We carry out peacekeeping functions, we show that Russia is actually helping these brotherly people. We have Russians, Dagestani, Belarusians, Buryats. We have many nationalities, different religions, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity. And we, I tell you honestly, we do not have this division saying that this one is Russian and this one is Belarusian. We have a united battalion".

Specifically, this unit is not performing a combat mission, but a peaceful one. It is distributing Russian humanitarian aid to the eastern Aleppo districts that suffered the most under the militants. "Today, I am proud because this mission was given to me and my subordinates. As Chechens, as Russian representatives, we are providing friendly assistance to the Syrian Arab Republic".

This trip takes place on a rare day, a day that is free of combat duties. The route goes through destroyed neighborhoods into the ancient part of the city, the thousand-year-old Citadel of Aleppo. Even here, being photographed with sincerely thankful Syrians, the Russian military do not forget their main task. "We are carrying out the mission set by the leadership of the Ministry of Defense. And we will fulfill it. No matter what. We took an oath, and we will finish the job". Locals say that it was possible to restore peace thanks to Russia's initiative. "An irreversible process is taking place after the talks in Astana. That is, the city of Aleppo, in which we are, is returning to a more peaceful life".

This military police unit from the Russian Ministry of Defense is off to other liberated areas of Aleppo with the next portion of humanitarian aid.

- This is your work. Is it hard and is it important to you?

- I think it is important because we are helping people. Is it hard? I do not see anything difficult as long as you have the desire, and as long as you learn and try your best.

And, of course, this is not a tour. In the surrounding area is not a tourist site, but a military facility: the Citadel of Aleppo. Security during the distribution of humanitarian aid is provided by military police units from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.