Ukraine's special forces hit Russian base in Syria - media

That's according to Kyiv Post, which cites sources within the intelligence agency, Ukrinform reports.

According to the news story, the Khimik group carried out another complex strike against the positions of the Russian forces in Syria at the end of July 2024.

The target of the attack was Russian military equipment at the Kuweires airbase, which is located east of Aleppo and occupied by Russian forces.

The released videos purport to show key moments of the attack: first, a Russian mobile EW complex is destroyed, followed by drones attacking Russian military objects at the airbase itself. The strike was reportedly carried out the day after a meeting in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, July 24.

Photo provided by Kyiv Post from sources

The Kuweires airbase has been controlled and used by the Russians for military purposes since 2015.

Ukrainian intelligence told Kyiv Post that the base was also used for training and transporting foreign mercenaries to the war in Ukraine.

Earlier reports said that Tuareg rebels from the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD) had defeated a large group of Wagner Group mercenaries in northern Mali, capturing a significant number of militants, and proposed that they be handed over to Ukraine.

Ukrainian intelligence is verifying statements by Tuareg rebels from Mali regarding their readiness to hand over captured mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group