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patrolled the
Mediterranean Sea area for eight hours," according to the TASS article which provided details on the operation and how the Poseidon managed the attack and the drones were switched from autonomous to manual control. Further analysis was provided by Editor-in-Chief of National Defense journal Igor Korotchenko stating "There were three such goals: uncovering the Russian air defense system in Syria, carrying out radio-electronic reconnaissance and inflicting actual harm to our servicemen in Syria," in a 2nd TASS article providing further information on the Russian analysis of the attack and the Russian official belief that it was a Pentagon operation. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the Deputy Defence Minister's claim. In a statement to Military Times the Pentagon said βAny suggestion that U.S. or coalition forces played a role in an attack on a Russian base is without any basis in fact and is utterly irresponsible,β in an article covering the likelihood of the Russian claims.
702:(UAV) swarm attack on the base, the first of this kind in the history of warfare. Statements from Russia's MoD on 8 and 10 January confirmed earlier reports about the incident, saying that the attempted attack that involved 13 armed, fixed-wing drones which were used to attack both the Hmeimim base and the Tartus naval facility on 5β6 January was repulsed by the Russian forces' radio-electronic warfare technologies; it also refuted earlier reports that a greater number of UAVs were involved in the attack and alleged that the drones could have been obtained only from a country that possessed "high-tech capabilities for providing satellite navigation and remote control."
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On 30 June, Russian air defences repelled another drone attack on the base, shooting down multiple unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles. During July and August 2018, the airbase was targeted by multiple drone attacks, all were repelled. In August 2018, a total of 47 drones had been shot down by
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Russian MoD announced the military had eliminated the group of militants that shelled the Khmeimim airbase, close to the western border of Idlib province in a special operation. Furthermore, a terrorist drone assembly and storage depot was destroyed as well in the Syrian
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Referring to the 6 January swarm attack on 25 October, Russian Deputy
Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin stated that "Thirteen drones moved according to common combat battle deployment, operated by a single crew. During all this time the American Poseidon-8 reconnaissance plane
944:"On Syria, Russia digs in for the long haul with 'indefinite' deployment: Russia has approved a law ratifying Moscow's deal with Syria to deploy its forces in the country indefinitely. This paves the way for permanent Russian military bases in the Middle East as Assad vows to defeat rebels"
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on 4 January 2018 acknowledged that the attack occurred and confirmed that two servicemen had been killed, but denied that any jets had been disabled. According to Roman
Saponkov, a Russian military journalist who posted photographs of the aftermath of the attack on the same day that the
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Damascus, Russia and Syria signed a treaty, effective forthwith, that stipulates terms and conditions of use by Russia of Syria's Khmeimim Airport, free of charge and with no time limit. The treaty, ratified by Russia's parliament and signed into law by president
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Saponkov, no aircraft were destroyed but 10 aircraft were damaged, including six Su-24s, one Su-35S, one An-72, one An-30 turboprop observation plane and an Mi-8 transport helicopter. He also claimed that two Su-24s and one Su-35S have returned to operational
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Air defense and electronic warfare systems deployed at Russia's
Hmeymim air base in Syria have shot down or disabled over 100 drones during terroristsβ attempted attacks on the military facility over the past two years, Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General
447:. The Syrian military is in charge of protecting the base perimeter, while the Russian side is responsible for air defense and internal policing of base personnel. The treaty was amended by signing a protocol to the treaty on 18 January 2017.
346:. The legal status of the base is regulated by a treaty Russia and Syria signed in August 2015. At the end of 2017, Russia said it had decided to turn the Khmeimim base into a component of its permanent military contingent stationed in Syria.
909:"Π ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΠΠΎΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π‘ΠΈΠ» Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡ 14 ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ±ΡΡ 2016 - docs.CNTD.ru"
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On 24 April, the airbase was targeted by another wave of drones in a swarm attack. Russian forces reported they had intercepted and destroyed several "small-size unidentified airborne targets" while they approached the base.
1001:Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΠΠΎΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π‘ΠΈΠ» Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ (Ρ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ Π½Π° 18 ΡΠ½Π²Π°ΡΡ 2017 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°)
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during an attempted landing at the airbase killed all 39 military personnel on board. The
Russian MoD said that the plane was not fired upon and preliminary data suggested that a technical malfunction had caused the crash.
1012:ΠΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ» ΠΊ Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΠΠΎΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
Π‘ΠΈΠ» Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π€Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡ 26 Π°Π²Π³ΡΡΡΠ° 2015 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°
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published its statement, no aircraft were destroyed in the attack, but ten were damaged. An article on /Drive said that key questions about the attack were still unanswered despite the
Russian MoD's communique.
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to serve as "the strategic center of
Russian military intervention on behalf of the Syrian government in the Syrian U.S. proxy war (2011-present). The existence of the Russian strategic base was revealed by the
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At least four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighters and an An-72 transport plane, as well as an ammunition depot, were destroyed by the shelling, Kommersant said on its website, citing two "military-diplomatic"
1241:ΠΠ Π Π€: Π΄Π²ΠΎΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠΈΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°Π±Π°Π·Ρ Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌ 31 Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π±ΡΡ: Π Π²Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΌΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π·Π°ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ± ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² Π½Π° Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°Π±Π°Π·Π΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΎΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ
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The electronic intelligence was gathered, according to the report, by a Russian listening station at Hmemim Airport near Latakia, Syria, operated by the Sixth Directorate of GRU military intelligence.
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1126:"Crews of long-range Tu-22m3 bombers from the Russian air base Hmeymim performed training tasks in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation"
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in early September and American officials expressed concern over the possibility of escalation of the conflict in Syria. The airbase became operational on 30 September 2015.
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reported that rebel shelling on 31 December 2017 caused the deaths of 2 Russian military personnel and the loss of at least seven aircraft stationed on the base; the
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perform mainly training sessions having at hand 30 aircraft consisting of Su-35S, Su-34 and Su-24 planes and Mi-35 and Mi-8AMTSh helicopters.
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in October 2016, grants Russia's personnel and their family members jurisdictional immunity and other privileges as envisaged by
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Eleven Su-24 jets are visible in the January 10 and 19 satellite imagery, just as there were eleven visible on October 26, 2016.
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defensive missile system was installed, allowing Russia to defend the air space from Southern Turkey to Northern Israel.
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plane that was coming in to land was hit by Syrian air defense in a friendly fire incident. The Syrians were trying to
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fighters operating from the base were reported engaged in training flights over the eastern Mediterranean.
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1313:ΠΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΎΠ± ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ², ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ²ΡΠΈΡ
ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΡΡ Π±Π°Π·Ρ Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌ Π² Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ (ΠΠΠΠΠ)
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1204:Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π» ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ½Ρ: Π Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΠ»Π°ΠΌΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΡΡ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°Π±Π°Π·Ρ Π² Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ
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Satellite images highlight potential problems with Russia's lone aircraft carrier 30 November 2016
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885:[The agreement on deployment of RF air force group is concluded for a limitless period].
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problems, satellite images indicated that at least some of the carrier's air wing of MiG-29K and
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Russia: Zakharova deems report about US drone attack on Russian Syria base 'absolutely reliable'
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Thirteen drones moved according to common combat battle deployment, operated by a single crew
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770:"Press-tour of the Russian and foreign Media representatives to the Hmeymim airbase in Syria"
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1613:"Russia's Hmeymim airbase in Syria strikes over 100 terrorists' drones over past two years"
1573:"Dozens of drones shot down near Russian military base in Syria in past two months β Putin"
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926:"Moscow cements deal with Damascus to keep 49-year presence at Syrian naval and air bases"
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Reports of 31 drones attacking Russian facilities in Syria untrue, says defense official
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Airbase located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria
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Russia claims US aircraft took control of drones in attempted attack on its Syrian base
1288:"Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge"
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Drone attack on Russia's Syrian airbase was elaborate Pentagon operation, says expert
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harbour 50 km (31 mi) away. The base is reported to be capable of handling
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Did US drones swarm a Russian base? Probably not, but that capability isn't far off.
1158:"At least seven Russian planes destroyed by shelling at Syrian air base: Kommersant"
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807:"Russia in Syria: 50 journalists from 12 countries visit Russian base in Latakia"
1443:"U.S. Orchestrated Drone Attack on Russian Base in Syria, Defense Ministry Says"
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1669:"Π¦ΠΠΠ’Π / ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ / Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π²Π° Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π² ΡΠ°ΠΉΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌΠ°"
1370:ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΠ½: Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠΈΠ΅ Π±Π°Π·Ρ Π Π€ Π² Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅
1697:"Russian Pantsir-S downs drone launched from Syria's Idlib de-escalation area"
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Russia Says 13 Drones Used In Attack On Its Air Base, Naval Facility In Syria
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Russian military eliminates militants who shelled Hmeymim airbase 31 December
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1711:"Top NATO general: Russians starting to build air defense bubble over Syria"
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Russian air defenses intercept attacks on its Hmeimim base in Syria: reports
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1641:"Unidentified drone downed at distance from Russian Hmeymim base in Syria"
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Russian air defenses. 50 drones were shot down in SeptemberβOctober 2018.
1535:"Two unidentified UAVs flying towards Hmeimim base destroyed in two days"
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U.S. Attacked Russia's Syria Base With Drones, Defense Ministry Claims
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882:ΠΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π°Π²ΠΈΠ°Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ Π Π€ Π² Π‘ΠΠ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ Π½Π° Π±Π΅ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄
1394:ΠΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΎ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ², Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠΈΡ
Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌ
1023:Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΡ Π² Π’Π°ΡΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π₯ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠΌΠ΅
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1261:"Did Russia Really Lose Seven Warplanes in Syria on New Year's Eve?"
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Syria accidentally shot down Russian military plane, Kremlin admits
1074:ΠΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π² Π‘ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ-ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π΅Π΄ΡΠΈΠΊ
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1683:"Two terrorist drones downed near Russian base at Syria's Hmeymim"
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1036:"Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syria bases: RIA"
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