The governments of Syria and Russia are presenting a very different picture of the crisis in Aleppo from that portrayed by the UN, as the battle for the city draws to a close.<br /><br /> Syrian state-controlled television showed pictures of civilians fleeing and soldiers helping them, as they seek shelter.<br /><br /> “We are securing vehicles to move them forwards until they can manage by themselves,” said Nazzal Mohammad of the Syrian military.<br /><br /> The Syrian army has denied carrying out killings or torture.<br /><br /> In Moscow, media quoted praise from a Russian defence ministry spokesman for a <br />‘successful and humane’ Syrian operation to liberate the east of the city.<br /><br /> To illustrate claims that the rebels ruled with a reign of terror, a mother, fleeing with her son, showed injuries on his back to Syrian TV.<br /><br /> “Look at his body,: Why are we coming? Why are we coming here? Because we wanted to get rid of them…they wouldn’t let us go,” she said.<br /><br /> More than 100,000 civilians were held “hostage” as “human shields” by “terrorists”, the Russian defence ministry spokesman is quoted as saying by the Tass news agency.<br /><br /> They left for Syrian government controlled areas, he says, as soon as the opportunity presented itself.<br />