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The west, defense people in london think they're 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. >> they're dropping about 700,000 dollars in am knmunitioa day. that's 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 in this cost analysis is moscow' need to modernize its aging forces. despite russia's mostly sec...
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