The Syrian Air Force has bought three VIP helicopters despite the ailing economy and miserable living conditions due to the nine-year-old war, source told Zaman al-Wasl.
Bashar al-Assad has obtained the VIP version of the Russian Ansat-UT helicopters, according to a military source operating in the Air Force.
Estimated price is about US$5,5-6 million.
According to the Defence Blog, the VIP version was certified on December 30, 2015. Ansat-UT’s were fitted with wheeled landing gear, instead of skids. It is offered by Kazan Helicopters for the Russian and foreign markets, and for the Russian Air Force.
The civil war has battered the country's finances and depleted its foreign reserves.
A flurry of international sanctions the Assad regime and associated businessmen since the start of the war in 2011 has compounded the situation.
(Editing by Mohamed Hamdan)
Zaman Al Wasl
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