Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 first-person-view drones to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four to five weeks ago to help Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the leading rebel group based there, the knowledgeable sources said.
yes, natually, ukraine took both iran and hezbollah off the board
Russia focusing on Ukraine over Syria…
Russia unable to devote any military force to anything else while it tries to win in Ukraine
And Ukraine literally operating in Syria, as well.
TIL
I love it because it’s noncredible as fuck. A nation being invaded says “Hey let’s go fuck up Russia’s proxy war too.” Like who the hell??
And it worked. Absolutely bonkers.
They took Russia out. I’m not sure Iran and Hezbollah are invested on it enough to keep it without help.