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#Russia increases operational jets in #Syria after US missile strike [+ Photos]
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:20 P.M.) – The number of active Russian fighter jets in Hmeymim airbase has notably increased after the US, UK and France launched a joint missile strike against Syria earlier this month. Satellite images taken for the coastal base of Hmeymim on April 15 show an upsurge in the number of operational Russian jets which conduct airstrikes against jihadi groups across the war-torn Syria.
The images also show that three MIG-29 jets of the Syrian Air Force were moved to the coastal airbase.
The aircrafts shown in the satellite images are as follows:
Aircraft type........ Number
SU-34..... 12
SU-24..... 9
SU-25..... 3
SU-30.... 4
SU-35..... 4
II-76..... 2
An-124..... 1,p> IRIAF C-130.....
2 MIG-29 (SyAAF),p>