The Russians have problems with the evacuation of military equipment from Syria by sea – permission for Russian ships to enter the port of Tartus is still not available.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Federation continues to transfer weapons and military equipment from Syria to Libya by aviation.
It was noted that Russian soldiers were ordered to burn all military vehicles that were unusable and in need of repair.
While the Russians have problems evacuating military assets by sea, permission for Russian ships to enter the port of Tartus is still missing.
On January 9, Russian Rear Admiral Valery Varfolomeev made another unsuccessful attempt to reach an agreement – he was not allowed to participate in the negotiations.
So, the cargo ship Sparta and two large landing ships of the Russian Federation “Ivan Gren” and “Alexander Otrakovsky” are located in the outer roadstead of the port of Tartus.
“In Otrakovsky, problems appeared with the water desalination device and the second and third fuel tanks began to leak,” added the Main Intelligence Directorate.
Let’s remember that the withdrawal of Russian weapons and equipment from Syria, which began after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, is under threat. Syrian authorities are refusing to allow a Russian evacuation ship to enter the port of Tartus, where Russia’s only foreign naval base is located.
We added that after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, Russia withdrew its military from the front line in the north of the country and from posts in the Alawite Mountains, but did not leave its two main bases.
Bloomberg previously wrote that Russia is negotiating with the new Syrian leadership to maintain bases at the naval port in Tartus and the Khmeimim airbase.
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