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Russia’s Tu-214R electronic surveillance aircraft was spotted in the skies over the western part of Aleppo city on October 30 where heavy clashes were ongoing between the Syrian army and the al-Nusra(al-Qaeda)-led coalition, known as Jaish al-Fatah.
Tu-214R and its escort can be seen at 1:07:
The Tu-214R electronic surveillance aircraft is a major component of the “reconnaissance-strike complex” implemented on the Syrian battleground.
It palys an important though obviously classified role in the fighting around Aleppo, providing to the Syrian government forces information about troop and supply movements on the ground, and locating commanders, headquarters, supply dumps, and other key infrastructure.
