[Trumpinator]

You mean Chechnya....

[Mastador1]

Dude! Have you never watched Rambo III?

[DesertRhino]

He probably means Afghanistan. They fought a long hard ground war there and would probably do it from the air these days.
I doubt we will see Russian ground forces move beyond defensive positions securing their airfields.
And honestly, Syrian troops need to do the ground fighting to save their own country.