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Shock and awe? Russia's media war

It is Russia's version of shock and awe: a slick, 21st century media campaign in which briefings, high-tech graphics -- even weather reports -- tout Vladimir Putin's Syria attack plan and its claims of success.

The publicity blitz is on a scale never before witnessed in a Russian conflict; from edited clips of airstrikes to live news from the Syrian runways -- the sheer number of camera angles is a revelation for Russia's normally secretive military.

Across state media -- the only news outlets that really matter here -- millions of Russians are treated to a succession of live reports, analysis, and official defence briefings (closed to the foreign press) delivering a seemingly coordinated message: that airstrikes in Syria are crucial in the fight against ISIS.

And regardless of just how successful the strikes themselves have been so far, the campaign at home appears to be winning.