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Summary

Satellite images show Russian warships missing from the Tartus naval base in Syria after rebel forces ousted Bashar Assad in a swift offensive, ending his 13-year rule.

Earlier images from December showed warships docking and leaving intermittently, but all vessels were gone by December 9.

The loss of Tartus and the nearby Khmeimim airbase, key to Russia's military logistics, would be a significant blow.

Moscow has not confirmed its forces' status.

The U.S. attributes Assad's downfall to weakened support from Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Missing? What do you mean, missing? They ain't exactly a pair of fucking car keys are they?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 11 points 1 week ago

Andrei, you've lost another submarine?

[–] theyllneverfindmehere 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you know what nemesis means?

[–] Carvex 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hands portrait across seven men on the couch

His ma.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Periwinkle blue 👇📃

Edit wth who downvotes this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

"DOGS? yea, I like DAWGS"

[–] CheeseNoodle 3 points 1 week ago

They tried to move it out of port and it immediately sank perhaps?

[–] AbidanYre 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

From the article, they were also all gone on the 3rd and back on the 6th.

Maybe they'll be back again tomorrow. This seems like a nothing story.

[–] Bonesince1997 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're needed for target practice in Ukraine.

[–] meeeeetch 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can't get there. The Bosphorus is closed to warships

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It’s closed to warships of nations who are at war. Technically, the US could sail a surface action group into the Black Sea, as the US is not recognized (by Turkey, under the Montreux Convention) as being “at war”.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just tie them up to some elephants and drag them across the Caucasus. Hannibal did it 2000 years ago, surely Russia is more skilled than ancient Carthage

[–] peopleproblems 4 points 1 week ago

So I'm looking up how many elephants they would need, and so far it's a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Or create a new canal from Northern Russia to the black sea...

[–] JigglySackles 5 points 1 week ago

Russian Warship. Go fuck yourself!