Russians whine about difficulties of evacuating their soldiers from Syria: they fear that columns will be covered with fire - DIU of Ministry of Defense
Hundreds of Russian soldiers cannot get from the province of Homs to the air base in Hmeymim because they are afraid that their convoy will be covered by fire.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense.
As noted, some armed groups are taking advantage of the process of Russian withdrawal from Syria: they hang the Russian flag on their columns as a cover for unimpeded movement, in particular along the M4 highway.
"Russian army colonel Dmitry Motrenko, on behalf of his superiors, has been traveling to negotiate with representatives of other countries' military contingents in Syria, asking for guarantees of immunity for the soldiers of the aggressor state who are waiting near the T4 airfield.
Meanwhile, mercenaries from the so-called Russian PMCs, in particular the African Corps, appeared on the territory of the Arab country: their task is to protect Russian units moving from the depths of Syria to bases on the coast," the statement reads.
According to the DIU, on December 13, 2024, about a thousand Russian troops left Damascus for Tartus and Khmeimim in a column.
The aggressor state plans to involve at least 25 more military transport aircraft in the ongoing operation to evacuate the Russian military contingent from Syria - to transfer troops, weapons, and equipment from Khmeimim to Rostov-on-Don, Chkalovsk, and Vladivostok.
Events in Syria
On November 28, after four years of relative calm, fighting between Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition groups resumed with renewed vigor on the outskirts of Aleppo.
November 29 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which leads a coalition of opposition forces in Syria, entered Aleppo and clashed with government forces on the western outskirts of the city.
On November 30, the Syrian Armed Forces announced a "temporary withdrawal of troops" from Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against the opposition forces.
According to Al Arabia, rebels in Syria have taken control of Aleppo.
Newly elected US President Donald Trump said that the US should not interfere in the conflict in Syria.
Bloomberg wrote that as the rebels approached Damascus, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad decided to resort to indirect diplomatic appeals to the United States and President-elect Donald Trump to try to stay in power.
On December 8, it became known that the Syrian opposition had taken Damascus and announced Assad's escape.
