According to an interview made with the commander of the Khmeimim air base Vitaly Alisevich, the officers of the Russian military police conducted extensive military exercises in the weekend against a potential enemy infiltration to the base from the sea. No other details about the exercises were given.
Some regard the training conducted by Russian forces as an important detail due to the usually unknown extent of Russian commitment to Syria. Russian air and ground forces have played a crucial role in Russia’s operations in the country, such as intermediary or peacekeeping operations conducted in southern and northern Syria.
