Russia has redeployed troops and critical military hardware from Syria, The New York Times reported Wednesday quoting two senior Western and one top Israeli official.
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Sources said that Russia's "faltering" invasion has eroded its
Calling the invasion "faltering," sources said that Russia's influence has eroded elsewhere in the world, removing one of the several obstacles to Israel providing military aid to Ukraine.
Jerusalem has so far refrained from providing Kyiv with arms out of fear the IDF's freedom of action would be limited in Syria, where Russia has a foothold. It has instead opted for humanitarian aid and was the first country to open a field hospital on Ukrainian territory shortly after the invasion.
Officials had varying estimates about how many troops Russia pulled out of Syria: two of them said that between 1,200 to 1,600 fighters have been withdrawn, while the third said it was much more. All three spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Israeli official told The New York Times that several Russian commanders have been redeployed from Syria to Ukraine, while the military leadership had become less involved in the day-to-day management of operations in the country, including military coordination with Israel.
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