Not if flown in this fashion:

(That video was taken on 11 or 12 February this year, though over northern Hama. The VKS Su-25 in question was providing ‘close support’…

Not if flown in this fashion:

(That video was taken on 11 or 12 February this year, though over northern Hama. The VKS Su-25 in question was providing ‘close support’ for Jihadists of the Liwa al-Aqsa — by attacking the Jaysh an-Nasr/FSyA, while this was under attack from Jihadists.)

BTW, out of pure curiosity: can you deny any of details mentioned in either of articles you dislike so much?