DefenceTalkHMEIMIM AIR BASE (SYRIA): Around a dozen Russian warplanes stand on the tarmac at the Hmeimim base inside government-held territory on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. Nearby the giant radar of an S-400 air defence system — the most modern in Russia’s arsenal — whirs non-stop. A month ago Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the West by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fewer-russian-jets-on-ground-in-syria-key-to-fighting-67222/