On fire? Not really, I don't give a damn about few tanks, they are nothing in the larger picture of this war. Do you realize how many terrorist and weapon depots have been obliterated in just few days? The fact that west and their stooges are crying over Russia bombing Al-Qaeda and similar groups (yeah, the same so called enemies in the big hoax called war on terror) is an eye-opener and it means Russia and Iran are on the right path.
And btw, we were helping Syria before Russians even thought about doing it, and no, they haven't killed any people. Western propaganda has already fooled enough people, no surprise here.
About bending backward, your dear brothers in west don't think like that:
How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow| Reuters