Russia might lose its military bases in Syria, including its sole naval facility in the Mediterranean, which provides critical support to its naval operations south of Europe.
Good for everyone! 1/
Good for everyone! 1/
Reuters: Two strategically important Russian military facilities in Syria - the Hmeimim air base and the Tartous naval facility - are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, according to Russian war bloggers 2/
With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine, Russia's ability to influence the situation on the ground in Syria is far more limited than in 2015 when it intervened to prop up the Assad regime 3/
The insurgent advances threaten to undermine Russia's geopolitical clout in the Middle East and its ability to project power in the region, across the Mediterranean and into Africa. This would be an embarrassing setback for Putin 4/
Russian war bloggers, who have more freedom to speak out than the military, warn that losing the Hmeimim air base and Tartous naval facility would cripple Russia's military capabilities in Syria 5/
The Russian air force is providing support to government forces, but the Syrian army alone is seen as a lost cause without strong Russian backing. Evacuating all Russian military equipment may not be possible 6/
Prominent Russian ex-militia commander Igor Girkin said Russia is overstretched and that the defeat of the Syrian government would also be Russia's defeat 7/
Russia is facing a grave threat to its strategic positions and influence in Syria as it struggles to balance the war in Ukraine with maintaining its foothold in the Middle East 8/
Source X reuters.com/world/russian-…
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