I thought Russia has been sending arms to Syria. What, they didn’t send the good stuff?
civilians saying Russian Jets doing a lot more damage than Syrian jets.
Training.
The Soviets called them “Monkey Models.” These were military items manufactured for export to be inferior to what the Soviet forces were issued. That’s why it was such a surprise when the first Soviet pilot to escape the USSR with his aircraft and the West got a chance to examine his non-monkey model Mig. The craftmanship was lousy, including leaving rivet bolt heads sticking out of the plane’s skin.
The Russian military does not go to war with one hand tied behind its back. These rebels are going to get massacred.