Drones Attack Russian Air Base in Syria - The Insider

Telegram channel Sabereen News and OSINT researcher SyrianOSINT indicate that drones targeted Russia's Khmeimim air base in Syria overnight, Orda reports, citing The Insider.
‼️Reports of a drone attack to be taking place on the #Russian Khmeimim Airbase, near #Jableh, northwestern #Syria. Air defense systems are active and are trying to intercept incoming drones (unknown origin as of yet). pic.twitter.com/bevlEXbvxy
— SyrianOSINT (@SyrianOsint) February 18, 2025
Russian military blogger Oleg Blokhin said the base's alert system was activated around 2:30 AM local time.
The military correspondent attributed the attack to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that ousted the Asaad regime.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not officially commented.
Bloomberg recently reported that Moscow is working on an agreement to maintain access to its military installations in Syria - the Khmeimim air base and the naval facility in Tartus.
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