Independent:
Russia has deployed more than 28 military planes to Syria in recent days, claims US
Russia has deployed at least 28 combat aircraft to Syria and has started flying unmanned surveillance drones as part of a steady military build-up, US officials have claimed.
Amid mounting concern about the situation inside Syria and the civil war that has been millions of refugees flee the country, officials in Washington told reporters that Russia was increasingly the number of planes and helicopters. These included “Fencer” advanced-attack aircraft and “Frogfoot” jets, used for close air support.
Reuters said unidentified officials had said Russia was also flying drones on surveillance missions – Russia’s first military air operations inside the country. It is believed the drone operations have been flown out of an air base near Latakia, where it has moved other heavy military equipment............