Syrian “kaput” of Russians: GUR reported on events in Damascus

Russian military personnel and diplomats began to urgently leave the capital of Syria.

The situation for Russians in Syria is getting worse, they are forced to leave the country where they are helping the Assad dictatorship. Officers of the aggressor country have been called “on the carpet” in Moscow.

“Opposition forces to the Russian-backed Assad regime are actively advancing to the south of the country; the first urban battles have taken place in the cities of Hama, Homs and Suwayda,” the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said .

It is said that the Russian military contingent has fled Hama and evacuated to the Khmeimim base. The head of the Russian coordination headquarters located in Khmeimim, Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlev, stated that the situation has gotten out of control of the Assad regime.

It is also noted that the first armed unrest has begun in Damascus – Russian military personnel and diplomats have urgently and urgently begun to leave the capital of Syria. In addition, the Russians fled from the military base in the city of Khan-Sheikhun, leaving behind a significant arsenal of weapons and equipment, and yesterday, December 1, aircraft of the aggressor country carried out airstrikes in the areas of Khan-Sheikhun. The purpose of this attack is probably the destruction of Russian military equipment that has passed to the opposition forces.

“Amid the panicked flight of Russian troops, news about the resignation of the commander of the Russian contingent, General Kisel, was actively spread in Arabic-language publics. Colonel Vadim Baykulov, who commanded a unit of Russian special forces, was also recalled to Moscow “on the carpet” – he must explain to the leaders why the personnel subordinate to him suffered casualties, and military equipment in Aleppo was captured,” the intelligence service reported.

The situation in Syria

As UNIAN reported, after several days of successful offensive actions by pro-Turkish forces in Syria, Russian troops suffered significant losses . According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, some Russian units are surrounded, and hundreds of Russian soldiers are considered missing. Against the backdrop of such failures, the commander of Russian troops in Syria, General Sergei Kisel, was dismissed.

Syrian government aircraft and Russian warplanes have sharply stepped up their campaign of air strikes on rebel-held cities in an attempt to contain the advance of anti-government forces .

(C)UNIAN 2024