Russia increases tank landings in Syria's 'fire pit'

Russian landing ship carrying tanks passes through the Bosphorus Strait, Türkiye. Photo: Yoruk Isik

Almasdar NewsCiting maritime and military observer Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorus Observer organization, he said he discovered a large Russian landing ship carrying tanks passing through the Bosphorus Strait, Türkiye.

Mr. Isik took photos of the heavy landing ship Tsezar Kunikov 158 of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and said that the ship was en route to the Port of Tartous, located in western Syria.

Turkish experts predict that Russia seems to be sending tanks to support the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), which is carrying out large-scale battles in Idlib, Hama and Latakia, which are considered the last strongholds of the opposition and terrorists in Syria.

Some equipment on the deck of a Russian ship. Photo: Yoruk Isik

Over the past few months, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government forces have stepped up attacks on the above-mentioned locations in an attempt to regain control from opposition forces as well as terrorists.

In recent days, the SAA has achieved a number of important victories and recaptured key and strategic locations. On August 21, the SAA concentrated all its forces, quickly attacked and took control of the city of Khan Sheikhoun from the terrorist rebels.

On August 23, the Syrian army announced that they had recaptured all of northern Hama from the extremist forces of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-Izza.