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MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. A three-meter tree delivered on Friday in the Russian avibase Hamim in Syria, became the first Christmas tree in the Russian army. Military transport aircraft of Russian air force arrived at the airbase this symbol of the holiday, handed over to the Russian military members of the Federation Council. The tree was grown in the nursery in Dmitrov district of the Moscow region, said the Russian defense Ministry.