[Tommyjo]

Russia doesn’t have serious assets in Syria. They currently have a Floating Workshop Amur Class PM-138 in Tartus to support naval detachments now and again. It is simply a myth that Russia has serious or substantial military assets in Syria. The naval base Tartus is manned by civilians. See following.

http://en.rian.ru/world/20130627/181909679.html

[mulder1]

The Russians sill have a sizeable diesel electric & nuclear sub capability after several years of upgrades from the profits they gained from the sale of oil at high prices.