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With Syria’s short-lived ceasefire buried under the rubble of the most intense bombing campaign Aleppo has seen since the start of Syria’s five-year civil war, Russia is rapidly increasing its military support for the regime in Damascus.

Over the past several days, videos have emerged of the Russian Su-25 Frogfoot strike plane supporting the Syrian army in Latakia, proving Moscow has redeployed the deadly aircraft just months after having recalled them as part of the so-called drawdown of forces.

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