the new syrian authorities have refused to let a russian evacuation ship into the tartus naval base, according to marinetraffic data and reports of 'z-war correspondents' and osint analysts. the sparta ii cargo ship left the port of baltiysk, kaliningrad region, on december 11 and arrived off the syrian coast on january 5. but since then, for more than four days, the vessel has been drifting near tartus without entering the port. meanwhile, a us navy p-8a poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was sent to the waters of the mediterranean sea to monitor the sparta ii ship. the vessel, previously used to transport equipment from crimea to syria and listed under us sanctions, reportedly did not receive permission from the hayat tahrir al-sham group, which overthrown assad loyal to the kremlin, according to z-channel rybar. as a result, the evacuation of tartus has come to a de facto halt. satellite images reveal that the russian military has brought a significant amount of equipment - more than 100 trucks - into the port and dismantled air defense radars. however, all equipment remains at the base and has not been moved to the piers, where no ships are moored. the only way to evacuate people and equipment from syria remains the khmeimim air base, where flights of the russian defense ministry are regularly sent.   s/1877423263137280089
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