Just for anyone that wants to know, this is suppossedly the deployment of Russian Forces to Syria
Troop strength
4,300 personnel
Naval ships
3 Buyan-M-class corvettes
1 Gepard-class frigate
2 Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate
2 Vishnya-class intelligence ship
4 Improved Kilo-class submarines
1 Slava-class cruiser
Kuznetsov aircraft carrier battlegroup
1 Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
1 Kirov-class battlecruiser
2 Udaloy-class destroyers
Strategic bombers
14 Tu-22M3
6 Tu-95MSM
5 Tu-160
Tactical bombers
12 Su-24M2
8 Su-34
Attack bombers
4 Su-25SM
Fighter aircraft
4 Su-27SM
4 Su-30SM
4 Su-35S
4 MiG-29SMT Interceptor aircraft
MiG-31BM
Reconnaissance aircraft
2 A-50U
Il-20M1
Tu-214R
Attack helicopter
12 Mi-24P/35M
6 Mi-28N
4 Ka-52
Utility helicopter
4 Mi-8AMTSh
UAV
Orlan-10
Forpost
Ground arms and equipment
UGV
Uran-6
MRAP
Kamaz Typhoon
IMV
GAZ Tigr
Iveco Rys'
SRBM (presumed)
2 9K720 Iskander (SS-26) missile launchers
SAM
3 SA-22, other anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons, including S-400, S-300VM, and Vityaz (S-350E) (unconfirmed officially)
What's interesting is the deployment of the Kuznetsov which adds about a dozen SU-33's and about 20 Mig 29 Multi-role
The Kirov nuclear powered cruiser (More like a battleship) is the Peter the Great which just went through a modernization and is the Northern Fleet Flag Ship.
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