Russia claimed on Wednesday that the Syrian rebels received help "from the outside," including training and material support in drones. Moscow said it identified traces of Ukrainian involvement, but did not provide evidence for this.

Russia is sending private mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, possibly its so-called Africa Corps, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed on Dec. 3.

Russia has lost 1,780 soldiers killed or wounded over the past day, bringing the total number of personnel losses to more than 745,000. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 3 December 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.

Syrian opposition forces in recent days seized Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities, reigniting a 13-year civil war.

The retaking of Aleppo marks the first major development in years in Syria's grinding civil war, which had largely fallen from the world's headlines. It also raises fresh questions about the opposing sides,