Russia Establishes Two Permanent Syrian Bases For Nuclear Warships, Planes Jamie White Posted on December 27, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with World at War 48,000 Russian military personnel were deployed to Syria between 2015 and 2017, according to Russian Defense Ministry. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email