Russian airbase hit in Syria.
It would appear that perhaps some less than professional tactics have seen a major loss of equipment and lives.
In a mortar attack on the country's "Khmeimim" air base outpost located south of the port city of Latakia in Syria around four Su-24 Fencer attack jets, two Su-35 multi-role fighters, and an AN-72 tactical transport have been damaged or destroyed together with casualties.
It had been previously observed that the aircraft were not dispersed but close together and near fuel and munitions. This follows the recent loss of a Mi-24 Hind together with the crew.
https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-so...k/4191699.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN1ES20C
A major loss in a single incident and reminiscent of the 1012 Camp Bastion raid where two US Marines and 14 Taliban fighters were killed, six Harriers destroyed and two damaged.