Logistics challenges have led to meals and ingesting water shortages for Russian troops in Syria, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) alleged on Dec. 15.
In a Sunday Telegram assertion, HUR stated the shortages occurred in Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base and the Tartus Naval Base, in addition to in warships at present anchored off the coast of Tartus. Moscow established a everlasting army presence at each bases in 2017.
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HUR stated two transport planes have been scheduled to fly from Russia to the Khmeimim Air Base on Saturday, as a part of the evacuation effort and supply meals to stranded troops. HUR beforehand acknowledged on Dec. 10 that a number of transport planes and warships have been in-bound to Syria to evacuate troops and tools.
HUR stated on Monday morning that Russian transport plane “continued their shuttle service from Syria to airfields in Russia.”
“To transport weapons, army tools and personnel, Russia is utilizing an Il-76MD from the 196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment, two Il-76MD from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and two An-124-100 from the 224th Flight Squadron, which belongs to the construction of the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor state,” HUR’s Monday assertion says.
It added that Moscow has been withdrawing its troops from outposts throughout Syria, at instances accompanied by the rebels that ousted the Moscow-backed Assad regime.
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Moscow has evacuated at the very least 400 troops from close to Damascus to the Khmeimim Air Base in latest days in coordination with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a insurgent group that spearheaded the offensive in opposition to the Assad regime, an official from the group confirmed to the Financial Times (FT).
There are additionally rumors amongst Russian troops stationed in Syria that Moscow may need struck a deal to permit it to maintain as much as 3,000 troops in its two Syrian bases, HUR stated.
It is unclear how HUR obtained the knowledge, and Kyiv Post can’t independently confirm its authenticity.
Russia has supported Assad’s regime in Syria since 2015 when it launched a army intervention to bolster Syrian authorities forces – offering airstrikes, weapons and army advisors to fight Syrian opposition factions.
With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ousted on Dec. 8, the way forward for Moscow’s bases in Syria stays unclear.
