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Old 5th Jan 2018, 06:12
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A_Van
 
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Jolihokistix,

Here is the translation of the fragment in Russian that you were asking for:

"По базе в Хмеймим. Всё же пострадала техника. Предварительно 6 Су-24, 1 Су-35С, 1 Ан-72, 1 Ан-30 разведчик, 1 Ми-8. 2 Су-24 и Су-35С ввели в строй."

"Concerning the Khmeimim airbase. Hardware suffered, nevertheless. Preliminary saying, 6 Su-24, 1 Su-35, 1 An-72, 1 An-30 reconaissance, 1 Mi-8. 2 Su-24 and Su-35 are back in operation".


First, it's quite vague about the the damages. Maybe they were minor and could be fixed on the spot in days/weeks.

Second, regarding the picture posted and its source.... Well, I can shot dozens much more "dramatic" ones at the nearest AF base where old dead planes stay near the fence. Referring to an unknown blogger is just not very much convincing.

BTW, Russian military sources say that the mortars were Russian made, 82-mm ones named "Vasilyok" ("Cornflower"). Turkey had this stuff. Perhaps the items were smuggled from there?
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