A Russian Su-30 fighter jet takes off on a combat mission with a Su-30 bomber in the foreground, at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday. (AP/Vladimir Isachenkov)Russian combat jets streak into the sky from this base in western Syria for yet another day of the heavy bombing runs that have allowed Moscow to again portray itself as a major global player, projecting military power far from its borders.While support crew attached a missile to an Su-30 jet for its sortie, helicopter gunships buzzed around the vicinity of the base to make sure there was no threat of a ground attack.The Russian …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
