The Russian military has intensified the bombing campaign in Syria to its limit. Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials told journalists that, on October 27, Russian bombers flew 71 sorties and hit 118 targets in the northwestern Syrian provinces of Idilb, Hama, Homs and Aleppo as well as Damascus in the south (Interfax, October 28). According to MoD sources, Russian military aircraft deployed at the Hymeymim airbase in Latakia include a squadron of 12 modernized Su-25SM attack jets, a squadron of 12 modernized Su-24M bombers, a subsquadron of 6 new multipurpose Su-34 bombers, a subsquadron of 4 Su-30CM fighter-bombers, a squadron …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation
