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- On August 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 – in Aleppo province, 2 – in Idlib province, 2 – in Latakia province;
- On August 21, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Fatirah area;
- On August 21, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area;
- On August 21, an SAA serviceman was killed in IED explosion in Daraa city;
- On August 20, two SAA servicemen were reportedly killed in ISIS attack near Rasafah.
Varvarivskyi bridge
Mykolaiv region, city Mykolaiv, Odessa highway
Built in 1964 the mid 60’s was the largest in the Soviet Union by motor. Bridge Length 750.70 m, the total length of the braid – 2000 m separating part – 128.73 uniqueness of the object – the only country in the horizontal dilution of the bridge turn at 90 0 on the center support.
GPS:N: 46.984644 E: 31.966646
Just so you know how Ukraine will turn out, this map of Syria represents a best outcome according to the people who occupy Russian Ministry of Defense.
When this is over i doubt there will be a ukraine, Russian commentators refer to it as state 404,and there is too much orange for their liking, however it seems that the Kremlin believes Iran has this situation under control and they offer arial support when nessisary, recent attacks will escalate as impotent america is backed into a withdrawal, its getting far more complicated than the CIA envisioned and the weapon capabilities of the Iranian proxies outway americas ability to defend its little green zones.
Syria is in a bad spot.
A Place where the Interest of Turkey, Saudi Arabia/ Emirates, Israel, Iran, Russia and EU/ Nato meet.
Russia has not secure path to Syria. They either depend on Turkey or Iran and both have a history of doing things the US way. In the 90s Iranian Revolutionary Guards protected the US supported Islamic Leader in Bosnia and teached the Bosnian Mudjahedin to fight christians just like Al Quaida did.
Iran is not Russias ally and could take the bait to get sanctions removed if they replace Russia as deliverer of oil and gas to the west and it’s allys. Iran has probably not forgotten that Russia hesitated so long to deliver S 300 to them cause Uncle Sam asked them not to do it. Iran does not owe anything to anyone they were on their own against the US for decades.
The Turks can block the bosporus at any given time just cause they feel like doing so. Russia allready has a clash of interests with Turkey in Karabakh/ Artsakh where the turks support Alievs troops to kill christians (again).
To have a major contingency of troops in a place you cant reach without problems would be a big problem and the west would love to abuse it. Thats why Russia has just a small number of troops in Syria and this number cant do much more then they are doing already.
To be honest i think it is bad to even have such a small number so far out of your direct supply line. I would have not engaged the west in Syria at all but that was Putins choice to do.
Just like he chose to engage a fully western prepared and fortified and motivated Ukraine in 2022 and hesitated to face them in 2014 when they were on their own, unprepared and their troops not motivated to fight their brothers.
If his choices were smart or not … time will tell.
SF, no news from fuckrainistan today?
I have one question @ Southfront that i do not get with your Syria Map. The three territories right to the TAF controled territory in the north of Syria have two different colours which are not represented in the map description.
Is this YPG/ SDF Control with the peace with the piece between Tel Abiyadh and Ras Al Ain under Turkish or somebody else control? If so then why not use the same colors as in the other YPG/ SDF and TAF territories?