HTS rebels have reached the outskirts of Aleppo.

A recent report from a reliable source stated that Russian forces have advanced up the railway line in the direction of Pokrovsk, and took up new positions south of the key town of Shevchenko.

If true, this would put them just 1.6km from the southern outskirts of Shevchenko and 2km from the Andriivka-Pokrovsk highway.

The US base at Al-Tanf in the Syrian desert was reportedly targeted with suicide drones, possibly from the Islamic resistance in Iraq.

Map by @Suryiak_Maps

Russian FPV drones have begun flying over Pokrovsk for the first time.

3 Tu-95s are currently airborne. They took off from Olenya airbase in Murmansk Oblast and are flying south to Engels-2 airbase in Saratov.

It doesn’t look like a combat flight, but instead for redeployment and equipping Kh-101 cruise missiles.

I will monitor the situation.

All three Tu-95s landed at Engels-2 airbase a few minutes ago.

There are reports that HTS fighters have entered Aleppo.

Pro-Assad sources deny these claims.

There are unconfirmed reports of HTS fighters capturing the key town and logistical hub of Saraqib, east of Idlib. Pro Assad-sources deny these claims.

“Iran has warned Turkey not to interfere in Syria, saying its presence is illegitimate, while Russia and Iran are there with the permission of the Syrian government” - IRGC

#BREAKING Assad regime forces completely withdrew from Aleppo al-Jeddah (New Aleppo) neighborhood in western Aleppo.

Unconfirmed but big if true

Probability of a Russian missile attack on Ukraine involving Tu-95/Tu-160 bombers:

For the next 24 hours, I estimate that there is a 15% chance of this occurring.

There has been no activity noted by Ukrainian monitor channels of preparations for Russian attacks.

Over the past 24 hours, there were three main actions by Russia that were noted

- Training of several Tu-95s and Tu-160s from Engels-2 airbase

- Redeployment of 2 Tu-95s from Olenya airbase Engels-2 airbas

- Training of 1 Tu-95 from Olenya airbase.

There are also still 3 Kalibr missile-carriers in the Black
Sea with a total possible salvo of up to 16 Kalibr cruise missiles.

Disclaimer: the percentage estimate is very approximate, and based off previous patterns that I and others have observed. Do not use this as an early warning system.

RIP Aleppo

— 🇸🇾 NEW: A pro-Assad civilian has now entered the Aleppo Citadel, filming a video, saying that there is nothing out of the ordinary and 'those who entered are liars', and that there is no HTS presence there

I honestly have no clue what is going on anymore, and in any case, this is an important strategic location that should be swarming with SAA soldiers by now.

Even if we assume the 'HTS members' we saw here before were actually some sleeper cells, they should have never been able to simply enter this place and film a video.

@Middle_East_Spectator