This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows heavy transport aircraft preparing to load equipment at the Russian Hemeimeem airbase in Latakia, Syria on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A damaged shop window with an image depicting Bashar Assad is seen at the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Soviet Union symbol is seen on a old small container at the entrance of a Syrian Navy area in the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Russian army armoured vehicles drive near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Destroyed Syrian naval vessels from previous Israeli airstrikes are seen in the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A car drives past the entrance of the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian fighters watch Russian armoured vehicles driving past near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, in the town of Hmeimim, southeast of Latakia, Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Russian aircraft takes off at the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Russian aircraft taxi on the tarmac of the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Russian fighter jet taxi on the tarmac of the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Russian military vehicle drives toward the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Men work on a cargo ship docked at a terminal of the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)