[NorseViking]

Original link:
https://www.rbc.ru/politics/04/01/2018/5a4def379a7947a9e3f00a5b?from=center_1

[rdcbn]

Sounds like the Russians may have been dipping into the de icing fluid a bit too heavily at the New Years party and got caught with their pants down.

[easternsky]

Welcome to Free Republic

[BeauBo]

Wow, big hit on the Russians in Syria. They admit to losing seven aircraft, so it is probably worse. They only had like 30 in Syria.

It would not be prudent to put more expensive aircraft back into that base, until they can prevent that kind of mortar raid from occurring again.

Many of their other facilities might be vulnerable to this new kind of attack as well.

If the Iranian regime falls, and the Russians suddenly have to pull their horns in, Assad might be retiring to Sochi after all.