Sputnik- The Syrian army controls 93 percent of the whole territory of Aleppo, the Russian General Staff said.

"As a result of�a successful advance, 52 districts of�eastern Aleppo have been freed from�militants. Over the past�4 days, territory controlled by�militants decreased by�one third. The Syrian army controls 93% of�the city's territory," Sergei Rudskoy, the chief of�the Russian General Staff Main Operational Directorate, said at�a news briefing.

The Russian General Staff said that Aleppo's residents report torture, public executions by�the so-called "moderate opposition," the Russian General Staff said. "Civilians who escaped from�terrorists talk about�new crimes committed by�militants of�the so-called moderate opposition in�eastern Aleppo. Cases of�torture, public executions and massacres of�the population have been confirmed."

Over 3,000 Aleppo residents returned to�their houses in�the city, Rudskoy said. He said that dozens of�tonns of�humanitarian aid are delivered to�liberated Aleppo districts on�a daily basis.

More than�1,000 militants have surrendered arms and left eastern Aleppo, 953 of�them have been granted amnesty, Gen. Lt. Sergei Rudskoy said. "Thus, the Syrian government fully fulfills its obligations to�help return participants of�illegal armed groups to�peaceful life." Russian and Syrian warplanes have not carried out�airstrikes around�Aleppo since�October 18, he said.

"I emphasize that such results [in Aleppo's liberation] have been achieved only by�Syrian army's ground forces." According to�Rudskoy, 21 facilities, including two schools and two mosques, have been cleared of�explosive devices in�Aleppo over�the past�24 hours. Over 1,040 settlements have joined the ceasefire in�Syria, the General Staff said.