What military equipment is used by the Russian Armed Forces against ISIS and the Syrian Free Army

It all started on September 28, when a Tu-154 aircraft assigned to the 223rd flight detachment of the Ministry of Defense took off from Nalchik, crossed the Caspian Sea, then Iran, Iraq and Syria and landed at the airfield in Khmeimim near Latakia. The Tu-154 was flying accompanied by six Su-34s. By that time, an impressive group had already been deployed in Syria - under the cover of a surprise inspection of the troops of the Central Military District and the Center-2015 exercises, bombers, fighters, helicopters, tanks, armored vehicles, construction equipment and about 1500-2 000 soldiers and officers. Two days later, on September 30, Russian aircraft began bombing the positions of ISIS and the Syrian Free Army in Syria, and on October 7, missile attacks from the Caspian Sea were carried out by naval ships. Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin compared the operation in Syria to extended long-term exercises. According to military experts, the cost of the operation could be about $1-2 billion, with the Ministry of Defense budget being about $50 billion.

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