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The west, defense people in london think theyre able to calculate some of the costs. >> it costing them about $1.3 million a day. >> reporter: fuel costs are low. from bases in syria, runs are short. and russia uses few laser guided weapons. >> theyre dropping about 700,000 dollars in am knmunitioa day. thats low. >> reporter: low flying helicopters add a little more. if ground troops were sent in, it could triple costs. but even so, in the short term, all affordable. the hidden catch for russia...
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