Russian troops in Syria lack in food and water supplies – Ukraine's Defence Intelligence

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — Sunday, 15 December 2024, 16:18

Russian forces in Syria lack access to drinking water and food.

Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence on Telegram

Details: According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian military is being accompanied by anti-Assad armed groups on several routes as it withdraws from rural areas of Syria.

Furthermore, Russian servicemen claim that Moscow has agreed to keep up to 3,000 Russian troops at Syrian facilities in Tartus and Khmeimim.

Quote: "Problems with drinking water and food were reported at these facilities, as well as on Russian ships in the region.

The aggressor state's remaining forces are waiting for the military transport aircraft involved in the evacuation, which is expected to carry food. On 14 December 2024, two An-124-100 and two Il-76MD flights were scheduled from Chkalovsk to Khmeimim."

Background:

Assad’s regime ruled Syria for 24 years before collapsing, following a 12-day offensive led by rebel forces spearheaded by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Levant Liberation Organisation). The offensive ended with the capture of Damascus, the country’s capital, on 8 December.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that losing military bases in Syria could severely impact the Kremlin’s ability to conduct operations in Africa. It would weaken Russia’s position in Libya and sub-Saharan countries and undermine its influence on authoritarian regimes in Africa.
Russian state agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported that deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, where Russia has granted them asylum.
On 10 December, Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russian forces were using ships and military transport aircraft to load troops, weapons and equipment, returning them from Syria to Russia.
On 12 December, Bloomberg wrote that Russia is reportedly nearing an agreement with Syria's new leadership to retain its bases at the naval port of Tartus and the Khmeimim airbase.

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