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Russian troops are leaving the Sarrin Air Base in Ain al-Arab, south of the Turkish-Syrian border. Next will be the evacuation of troops.
Russians are fleeing Syria
The corresponding video was published on the network. It is claimed that the recording shows a convoy of Russian military vehicles.
Earlier, the Russian Federation asked Turkey for help in withdrawing its military contingent from the territory of Syria, CNN Türk reported.
Moscow is looking for a way and assistance from Ankara in the safe withdrawal of part of its troops:
"It seems that these troops will be transferred to the territory under the control of the Turkish armed forces, and then they will be sent to Russia by air. Russia asked for such help to safely withdraw its troops. Iran's puppet forces have not been effective in Syria for quite some time," the message reads.
Russian military locked in bases in Syria, — Forbes
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria "locked thousands of Russian servicemen and a significant amount of military equipment in bases along the Syrian coast and put Putin in an awkward position just at the moment when he should have demonstrated strength and confidence to troops preparing for the Pokrovsk attack."
In addition, Putin may lose his military bases in Syria. As the American Institute for the Study of War writes, this threatens the Kremlin with serious consequences. Thus, the Russian Federation used its naval base in Tartus to project power in the Mediterranean. With its help, Moscow threatened NATO's southern flank and linked its Black Sea assets with the Mediterranean.
Analysts say the loss of Russian bases in Syria is likely to disrupt Russian logistics, as well as its efforts to resupply and rotate the Africa Corps. They are particularly affected by the operation of the Russian Federation and the projection of force in Libya and the countries of Africa south of the Sahara.
