In this photo taken on Thursday, Russian air force technicians service a Russian fighter jet at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria. (AP/Vladimir Isachenkov)Sleek combat jets loaded with precision bunker-buster bombs roar into the skies as soldiers in mint desert-style uniforms march past rows of neat housing at this Russian military base at one of Syria’s largest airports.The air campaign in Syria, Russia’s first military action outside the former Soviet Union since the war in Afghanistan, shows a revamped Russian military, which sharply differs in both capability and mindset from the old, Soviet-style force.It is capable of quickly projecting power far from Russian …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
