A Look At The Russian War Effort In Syria

ABC News: Inside the Russian War Effort in Syria

We are on the ground with Russian forces in Latakia, in northern Syria.

It's an eye-opening experience. The base roars day and night with the takeoff and landing of the several dozen warplanes Russia has deployed here. The perimeter bristles with helicopter gunships and a new air defense system.

And there's a swagger in the step of the troops: these guys want the world to see how Russia's military might has been deployed decisively to change the equation on the battlefield here -- and they look like they are in Syria for the long haul.

We stood a few feet from the runway as Sukhoi SU-30M attack planes, SU-24 jet fighters and other aircraft, most laden with what looked like both precision guided munitions and unguided weapons, shot into the cloudy winter skies. It felt like your insides were getting ripped out as the jets screamed by.

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