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![Russian military air group at Khmeimim airbase in Syria](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol2%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F271%2F20%2F2712046_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_RG1pdHJpeSBWaW5vZ3JhZG92ICMyNzEyMDQ2_116%3A95_sputnik-2712046-preview_a04a1ff6d4c05a1f7e84affef1a257a1.jpg)
Russian pilots near a Su-24 aircraft before taking off at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Latakia, Syria
- Event date: 04.10.2015
- Date published: 04.10.2015
- Author: Dmitriy Vinogradov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3456x2304px, 2.1Mb