Russian military experts share concerns about Syrian bases future

Russian military bloggers point to serious risks for two key bases in Syria‚ as local fighters make quick moves forward. The Hmeimim air-base and Tartous naval spot (which helps fix and fuel ships) face growing pressure‚ while most of Moscows attention stays on the Ukraine situation

Several well-known military-focused writers share their thoughts about whats happening. Rybar‚ who has more than 1‚3 million followers writes that fighters wont stop their push; theyll try to cause big problems for Russian forces

The Syrian army will keep moving back unless it gets proper air-force help and specialist support

The situation looks extra-hard because Russia cant send many troops to help‚ as its busy with other tasks. Fighterbomber‚ another expert with half-a-million followers‚ explains that both spots are easy targets: the air-base is just a field with simple buildings‚ and the naval place isnt much stronger

These places matter a lot for Russia because:

• They help control Mediterranean sea
• Work as spots to send people to Africa
• Let planes fly missions in the area
• Keep ships working far from home

Igor Girkin‚ who sits in jail but still shares his views says enemies picked a good time to push forward – when Russia has its hands full somewhere else. The bases that Moscow built over nine years might need lots of help to stay safe‚ but sending that help right now looks very hard