Ukrainian intelligence agency says Russian troops are withdrawing from bases in Syria

On December 8th, local time on December 8th, the General Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said that after losing control of Damascus, as the opposition forces continued to advance in the provinces of Latakia, Hama and Tartus, the Russian army withdrew its warships from the naval base in Tartus. On the same day, a cargo ship named "Engineer Trubin" and the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" of the Russian Black Sea Fleet had sailed from Tartus to the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, the Ukrainian side said that Russia is transporting its remaining weapons and military equipment in Syria back to the country through military transport planes stationed at the Khmeimim Air Base.