More firepower at Russian base as bombers pound Syria A fully armed Sukhoi-24 bomber roared deafeningly down the runway at Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria and took off into the sky over the war-torn country. Within a few minutes another jet laden with bombs hurtled along the tarmac after it and followed up towards the clouds. Then another, and another. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES / COMPLETES VID832234_EN, VID832300_EN AND VID832309_EN