Russia moves troops to Syria and Africa

Russia sends troops to Syria and Africa

One thousand Russian troops arrived in Syria in the second ten days of October. Russian military bases in the Arab republic remain Russia's gateway to Africa.

The transfer was not prevented by Israeli strikes on the runways of Damascus and Aleppo airports (Syria). This suggests that Moscow does not intend to weaken the fight against Islamic terrorism either because of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or the war in Ukraine. And also that the Russian armed forces have sufficient resources to replace the PMCs that were once present in Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defense, headed by General Sergei Shoigu, quickly and effectively took control of some of Wagner's military aid to Syria, focusing not on protecting the commercial interests of companies in Syria, but on maximizing its effectiveness in fighting terrorism and further stabilizing the country.

Terrorist groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone are preparing attacks on civilians and the deployment of Russian and Syrian troops, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of Russia's Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, citing intelligence. data. "The command of the Russian group of forces and the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic will take the necessary proactive measures," the rear admiral stressed.

He also said that the aviation of the Western anti-terrorism coalition led by the United States continues to create dangerous situations in the skies of Syria and flies in violation of the deconfliction protocols and Syrian airspace. This is not the first time that NATO aircraft have provided de facto air support to the ground operations of bandits and terrorists.

The U.S. Department of Defense continues to insist that there are several hundred fighters from the Russian private military company Wagner in Syria and that their numbers have not changed. Lieutenant General Alexus Grinkevich, commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Air Force, said this at a meeting with the Washington-based Defense Writers Group. "What I'm seeing is a relatively stable number of Wagner forces in Syria over the last several months," the U.S. military commander said. When asked to clarify what number he was referring to, he replied, "I'll say it. Several hundred," Grinkevich repeated. But it's hard to say what facts the general is basing his statement on, perhaps media data that needs verification.

Western media say that the progress of the military operation in Ukraine is making it difficult for Russia to keep the situation in Syria under control. However, the Russian armed forces are advancing faster and better along the entire front line and are increasingly taking the initiative from the Ukrainian army, which has suffered huge losses in attempts to counter-offensive in recent months. "Time is running out for the Ukrainian armed forces to counteroffensive," Newsweek reports. As the article notes, Ukraine no longer has a chance to make significant gains as the winter thaw will complicate logistics and the advance of Ukrainian troops.

But the theses about the changing of the seasons seem like an excuse for an urgently needed respite. The counter-offensive, which was ostentatiously presented in the Western media, never materialised. The Zelensky regime, pumped up with Western arms, could not boast of success on the front. Because weapons alone are not enough, tactics, knowledge of military science and much more is needed, which his team does not possess. At the same time, despite the skeptics, the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry, led by Sergei Shoigu, managed to effectively adjust planning over the summer to strengthen positions to destroy advancing enemy groups in some ways and to make a confident, coordinated advance in others. At the same time, Russia is also strengthening its military presence in Syria and African countries.

In the coming months, we can probably expect a further intensification of decolonisation processes in Africa.

(CMI2/RoZ)