expert revealed details – UNIAN
It was a ready-made command post.
As the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad falls, the Russians are trying to remove everything they can from their military base in the country. Aviation expert, Deputy General Director of the company for the production of electronic warfare equipment Anatoly Khrapchinsky told on Hromadske Radio what happened there.
According to the expert, the component of the Russian air base in Syria was “quite powerful.” In particular, the Russians stored there Su-34, Tu-22M3, Tu-160, Su-30, Su-29, MiG-29, A-50, Il-76, Il-20 and the like. In addition, there the aggressor country used the X-101 missile for the first time.
Khrapchinsky noted that “a large number of aircraft were located at that base.” An air defense system was also needed to protect the aircraft. So it was…
