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 is trying to secure a deal with Syria's new leadership to keep the bases, per reports. Russia is sending four ships to its bases in Syria to evacuate weapons and military equipment, according to Ukraine's main intelligence directorate (GUR). They also said that it would probably take weeks for the Russian ships to get to Tartus.

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