Hmeimim 2010Hmeimim 2017 (note the absence of any shelter)Hmeimim 2018 january 4 - Air base shelled by terrorists with mortarHmeimim 2018 january 4 - Air base shelled by terrorists with mortarHmeimim 2018 january 4 - Air base shelled by terrorists with mortar
Russia started to build 2 walls protecting the last planes, a heavily protected Su-57 and a Su-25. Note the freshly added white tent near the Su-57:
Hmeimim 2018 february 23Hmeimim 2018 february 23Hmeimim 2018 february 23Hmeimim 2018 february 23
Sometimes, the planes are located outside their protected area:
Hmeimim 2018 february 23
2018 april 27, all planes are isolated with a wall:
Hmeimim, year 2018, after february and before april 27Hmeimim, year 2018, after february and before april 27
2018 april 29, the heavily protection around the Su-57 is softened, all planes are isolated with walls (the Su-57 itself is gone to Russia, replaced by a Su-25):
Hmeimim 2018 april 29
Today, almost no change:
Hmeimim 2019 february 04
Note the hard shelters built throughout the year 2018, where the Su-57 were seen by ISI the 2018 february 23:
Hmeimim 2019 february 04
It's useless to show the slow construction of the hard shelters.
On 2019 august 28, the first photographs of the hard shelters were published. They are not so strong:
Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28Photograph of the hard shelters published the first time on 2019 august 28
On 2019 september, a new movie of the lightly armored shelters was taken. Their purpose is explained: they protect the planes, tools and mechanic engineers from the sun, the rain etc. So, they are not primarily intended to protect the planes from enemy attacks.
Photograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 septemberPhotograph of the weather protection published on 2019 september
On 2019 october, a new movie shows lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters.
Lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters on october 2019Lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters on october 2019Lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters on october 2019Lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters on october 2019Lightly armored shelters / weather protections being built for copters on october 2019
Updated 2021 june 9:
2019 October 252020 March 11, see in top/right corner. The construction of the shelters is finished.Since end of 2019 or spring 2020 and now.
