Five and a half months of air operation in Syria cost Russia over 33 billion rubles ($480 million). Kommersant daily notes that besides political dividends Moscow is hoping for a major payback as foreign demand for weapons and armaments used in Syrian combat conditions is likely to rise. Director General of Rostech State Corporation Sergei Chemezov shares the view.
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| Russia Air Force Su-25SM take off from the Hmeymim airbase in Syria |