Russian military positions in Syria are under increasing threat as rebel forces make significant advances in the country, Russian milbloggers have warned. Syrian rebel forces launched a major surprise offensive last week,

Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow's very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned.

A fast-advancing rebel offensive in Syria threatens to dislodge Russia from a strategic linchpin that Moscow has used for a decade to project power in the Middle East, in the Mediterranean and into the African continent.