The Daily Beast: What it’s like to have Russian jets bomb the crap out of your town By The Daily Beast. Published Dec. 27, 2015 at 2:22 pm A file picture taken on Oct. 3, 2015 shows a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber taking off from the Hmeimim airbase in the Syrian province of Latakia. Photo by AFP Putin's military says its only going after terrorists in Syria. Read more here