On December 15, 2024, columns of the aggressor state's troops continued to move from the country's interior to the bases in Hmeymim and Tartus, which the kremlin seeks and hopes to maintain control over.

russian military transport aircraft continued to shuttle from Syria to airfields in russia, including Chkalovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, and Makhachkala.

russia used Il-76MDs from the 196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment, two Il-76MDs from the russian Interior Ministry, and two An-124-100s from the 224th Flight Detachment, which belongs to the aggressor state's Ministry of Defense, to transport weapons, military equipment, and personnel.