Russia conducts massive withdrawal of troops from Syria — DIU

Russian Federation is actively withdrawing its military contingent from Syria. The process is carried out with the help of military transport aircraft and ships.

This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine via Telegram on Tuesday, December 10.

Russians are leaving Syria

According to the DIU, several An-124 and Il-76MD aircraft are scheduled to fly from the Syrian Hmeymim airbase to Ulyanovsk, Chkalovsky, and Privolzhsky airfields.

It is known that in the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region, the Sparta II bulk carrier and the Alexander Shabalin large amphibious assault ship are being prepared to enter the Russian naval base Tartus. At the same time, Russian military equipment and property is being dismantled at the Tartus port.

"Several hundred Russian special forces have already arrived there to ensure the safety of the retreat," the statement said.

The DIU notes that large amphibious assault ships of the Russian Northern Fleet, Alexander Otrakovsky and Ivan Gren, have also set a course for the Mediterranean Sea. The Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko frigates are also taking part in the Russian retreat from Syria.

At the same time, frustration and dissatisfaction with the actions of the command prevail among Russian military personnel in Syria, and one of the military bases is under siege by anti-government forces.

Interestingly, Moscow has softened its rhetoric about opposition groups against the Assad regime in Syria, no longer calling them terrorists.

"It is likely that the aggressor state is counting on agreements with anti-government forces for an unimpeded exit from Syria," the statement said.

As a reminder, Israel has carried out large-scale attacks on military targets in Syria, striking three major air bases, weapons depots and naval facilities in the port of Latakia.

Earlier we wrote that on December 8, Syrian state television reported the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Thousands of citizens began to return to Syria.

According to the U.S. administration, the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria signals a weakening of the positions of its key allies — Russia and Iran.