The Syrian rebel group “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS), which has overthrown Bashar al-Assad's regime, has received minor military assistance from Ukraine.
This information comes from sources cited by The Washington Post.
Behind Enemy Lines: The Geography of Operations of the Main Intelligence DirectorateWhere the Main Intelligence Directorate conducts operations under the leadership of Kyrylo Budanov – in an infographic.According to the article's author, Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and approximately 150 drones to the rebels' headquarters in Idlib four to five weeks ago.
Sources in Western intelligence note that Ukraine's assistance played only a modest role in the overthrow of Assad. However, the efforts from Ukraine have dealt a covert blow to Russian operations in the Middle East and Africa.
It is worth mentioning that a prime minister of the transitional government has been appointed in Syria. Earlier, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that they are ready to work on restoring relations with Syria in the future.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Assad's regime fell because nearly 800,000 Russian troops are in Ukraine and are fighting against our country. “Slovo i Delo” examined the political, economic, and military losses for Russia resulting from the collapse in Syria.
In September, media reported that GU troops attacked a Russian base near Syrian Aleppo, where Russians were producing and testing strike UAVs.
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