Firefighters work amid burning rubble. Ukrainian military authorities reported that Russia fired eight missiles at the capital.
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Friday 20 December 2024
A Russian military vehicle nears an entrance to the Hmeimim air base in western Syria on December 15.
This photo is one of several recent images around the Russian base taken by Umit Bektas, a Turkish photojournalist working for Reuters who spoke to RFE/RL about the situation around the military facility.
Photographer Umit Bektas described to RFE/RL the strained atmosphere around a Russian air base near Latakia as convoys arrive and transporter aircraft are shadowed by helicopters and military jets.