Story highlights Russia's main military assets in Syria include SU-34 fighter jets with a fully digital cockpit

Latakia, Syria (CNN) Despite Russia's claim that it would withdraw most of its forces from Syria, it maintains a strong presence at its airbase near Latakia.

While some assets have been removed, others have been added. Here are Russia's main combat assets in Syria.

SU-34 Strike Aircraft

Two Russian SU-34s on the tarmac at Hmeymim base in northern Syria, May 4, 2016.

SU-34 is Russia's most advanced fighter bomber. Its cockpit is fully digital and spacious for a military aircraft, made for long missions.

The SU-34 is used for aerial bombardment of ground targets. It can carry both unguided and guided munitions and has a very large payload.

It can hold about eight tons of weapons.

CNN saw at least six such aircraft at the Hmeymim airbase and several were loaded with bombs and took off for combat missions while we were there.

SU-24 Strike Aircraft

A SU-24 Russian strike aicraft at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria, May 4, 2016.

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