RT: Russian airbase in Syria: RT checks out everyday life at Latakia airfield
In just a couple of months a neglected airfield in Latakia, Syria, became the strategic center of Russia’s military operation against Islamic State. RT got chance to see firsthand everyday life at the Khmeimim airbase – from sauna trucks to mobile bakeries.
The airstrip is capable of accepting super-jumbo Antonov An-124 Ruslan and Tupolev Tu-76 transport aircrafts, and has bays for more than 50 military aircrafts: Sukhoi Su-24M bombers, Sukhoi Su-25 ground-support fighters, cutting-edge Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, Mil Mi-24 gunship helicopters and Mil Mi-8 support choppers.
Update: Mobile saunas, Russian 'Crocs' and battered warplanes: Inside Putin's Syrian airbase from where Russian jets are pounding ISIS and American-backed rebels -- Daily Mail
WNU Editor: Quite a contrast to U.S. - NATO bases in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Betcha the cooks can kick a@@ too!
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