Kateryna Schwartz14:49, 08.12.24

It is reported that the Russian frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” and the cargo ship “Engineer Trubin” left Tartus for the Mediterranean Sea.

The rapid process of overthrowing the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has been marked by the shameful flight of the Russian contingent from the territory of the Arab republic.

Russian troops are withdrawing ships from the base in Tartus and transferring the remnants of weapons by aircraft from Khmeimim. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

“After losing control over Damascus amid the continued offensive operation of opposition forces in the provinces of Latakia, Hama, and Tartus, the Russian army withdrew its warships from the naval base in Tartus, which Assad had previously given to Moscow for use as payment for his security.

On December 8, the frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the cargo ship “Engineer Trubin” of the Russian Northern Fleet left Tartus for the Mediterranean Sea,” the GUR noted.

Also, as intelligence added, the Russians are transferring the remains of their weapons and military equipment from Syria by military aircraft from the Khmeimim air base.

It is emphasized that the likely loss of Russia’s military bases in Tartus and Hmeimim will finalize the Kremlin’s defeat in the Middle East.

As a reminder, on December 8, the Syrian army command informed officers about the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime .

Earlier, The Telegraph’s military columnist David Axe had suggested that if Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria were to fall to a rebel offensive, Russia would lose its only military base in the Mediterranean Sea , the port city of Tartus, which he said could have dramatic consequences for Russia’s efforts in Ukraine.

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