Once the country's industrial powerhouse, Aleppo was devastated by Syria's ongoing eight-year civil war before Russia-backed regime forces expelled the last rebels in December 2016 after they imposed several months of siege on the last insurgent areas.

As some of the city is slowly rebuilt, the Russian army this week showed reporters around, as Moscow seeks to highlight its role in reconstruction of the war-torn country.
IMAGES FILMED DURING A PRESS TOUR ORGANISED BY THE RUSSIAN ARMY.