MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The experience of weapons, hardware, and aviation utilized in Syria is being used to train servicemen, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.
“As you know, with each year more and more modern equipment and military hardware enters service. This presents particular demands to the professional skills of servicemen, including junior specialists. It’s also important to note that during the process of training, the experience of exploiting aviation and missile systems used in operations in Syria is being widely utilized,” ” Shoigu said during a Defense Ministry meeting.
Russia has been bringing food, medicines and construction materials to besieged and hard-to-reach areas in Syria since the beginning of 2016.
