Russia hasn't mass-evacuated troops and gear out of its key bases in Syria.
Russia said it's trying to work out a deal for its bases with the new Syrian government.
The Russian military is still stationed at its Syrian bases after the fall of Bashar Assad's government, and analysts say an evacuation will be easy to spot.
According to Russian state media, rebel forces now control the Latakia province, where these bases are located.
"When Russian forces deployed to Syria in 2015, they flew almost 300 sorties in two weeks, and that was before base expansion," Massicot added.
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