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Khmeimim Air Base (Russian: Хмеймим), also Hmeimim Air Base (Arabic: حميميم), is a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria and approximately 2 miles north-east of the coastal town of Jableh.
Meanwhile, mass media and officials of Russia, Israel, and Syria made contradictory statements about Russian warships planning to call at Tartus as well as about the prospects of upgrading the facility to a naval base. [13] In July 2009, the Russian military announced they would modernize the Tartus facility. [14]
In new satellite imagery, Russia's military appears to be packing up equipment at a key airbase in Syria. The images show transport aircraft ready to load cargo at the Hmeimim Air Base on Friday.
Troops of the Russian 102nd Military Base at Republic Square, Yerevan during the 2016 Armenian Independence Day military parade. This article lists military bases of Russia abroad. The majority of Russia's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "near abroad".
The sudden collapse of the Assad government has raised questions about Russia's future in Syria. Russia has long enjoyed a military footprint at two key bases in the country.
Russia is dispatching four ships to its bases in Syria, per Ukraine's main intelligence directorate. They will evacuate weapons and military equipment from its key base in Tartus, they said.
Russia appears to be packing up military equipment at a military air base in Syria, according to satellite images released by Maxar following rebels' overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last ...
The downfall of Assad has threatened Russia's military presence in Syria along with its wider strategic objectives. Russia's bases in Syria made it a major diplomatic player in the Middle East.