BEIRUT (AP) — The Russian military says over 1,000 people have been evacuated from Aleppo under a cease-fire deal reached with Syrian rebels.

Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir of the military’s General Staff said the evacuees will travel to the rebel-controlled province of Idlib. He says the Russian military will use drones to monitor their progress in order to “prevent provocations.”

Poznikhir said Thursday that Syrian government troops killed more than 900 militants during their offensive on Aleppo’s rebel-held eastern neighborhoods.

He says 108,076 civilians, including 47,183 children, have been evacuated since the start of the offensive. He says 3,033 rebels have voluntarily exited Aleppo during that time, and that 1,524 of them have been granted amnesty, while the others are awaiting clearance.