Russian troops can transfer from Syria to Ukraine: how it will affect the front - Kovalenko

According to the head of the Center for Combating Misinformation at NSDC, as of 2024, there were up to 7,500 Russian military in Syria, including representatives of private military companies. Russia may consider the possibility of transferring its military from Syria to participate in the war against Ukraine, but this is unlikely to significantly affect the overall course of hostilities.

This was reported by the head of the Center for Combating Misinformation at the NSPO of Ukraine Andriy Kovalenko in his Telegram-channel. According to him, in the summer of 2024 there were about 6,000-7 500 Russian military in Syria, including representatives of private military companies.

However, even in the case of their full transfer to Ukraine, this resource will be insufficient "it will not significantly affect the situation on the front, given the high daily losses of the Russian army in assault actions," Kovalenko writes. In addition, he noted that some of these soldiers could be directed to Africa.

We will remind, on December 9, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Bashar Assad regime in Syria was collapsed due to the lack of significant forces of the Russian army in the country, which is now concentrated in Ukraine. Western media wrote that the invasion of Ukraine "was cost Putin of Syria. " After the defeat of the Syrian dictator, the President of the Russian Federation will become "less flexible" in the Russian-Ukrainian war, analysts say.

Earlier, military reviewers noted that in March 2024, Ukraine had a significant impact on Russia's ability to transport military goods by sea to Syria, effectively closing the Syrian Express. This was made possible by the use of Ukrainian sea drones that posed a threat to ships that previously operated the Black Sea from Novorossiysk to the Syrian port of Tartus.