The capital of Syria fell, and the president resigned and left the country.
Bashar al-Assad called for a peaceful transfer of power, after which he flew away in an unknown direction.
Details were reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry's Telegram channel.
Assad recently held talks with representatives of opposition forces in Syria.
The politician announced that he was giving up the presidency. He gave orders for a peaceful transfer of power, and then left the country.
There is no precise information about where exactly Assad went.
But the Syrian opposition says the former president has approached a number of countries asking to receive him, but has been refused.
We are talking about African countries and several other states. But this information is not confirmed, as is the information that the plane with Assad crashed near Damascus.
The opposition suggests that the ex-president has nevertheless received permission to arrive in one of the African countries.
Assad's opponents want him back to stand trial.
There is no precise information yet about where the politician who abdicated his presidency is currently located.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
