Russia's planes and ships began mass evacuation of its troops from Syria – World

The remnants of Russian troops in Syria are being evacuated through the Khmeimim airbase.

Russia has begun a massive retreat of its troops from Syria, for which it is using a caravan of military transport planes, which are loaded with equipment, weapons and remnants of personnel.

This was reported by the press service of the GUR.

According to the report, several An-124 and Il-76MD aircraft are scheduled to take off from the Khmeimim air base to deliver cargo to airfields in Russia, including Ulyanovsk, Chkalivskyi and Privolzhskyi.

In addition to aviation, naval forces are also involved to support the operation. In particular, the dry cargo ship “Sparta II” and the large amphibious assault ship “Alexander Shabalin” were prepared for shipment to Baltiysk. The large amphibious ships of the Russian Northern Fleet “Alexander Otrakovsky” and “Ivan Gren” are also in the Mediterranean Sea, which are heading for Tartus. In operation…