Russia Deploys Warship Off Syrian Coast To “Destroy Any Threats To Russian Planes”
- Russia Deploys Warship Off Syrian Coast To “Destroy Any Threats To Russian Planes”
by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com
Despite demands from France’s Hollande, America’s Obama, and NATO’s Stoltenberg that this situation not escalate, it appears Putin is not taking the shooting down of a fighter jet lying down. The seemingly cagey confirmation by NATO and Obama of Turkey’s claims that Russia invaded its airspace has been rebuked by Russia which claims the Hmeimim airbase radar shows the attacking Turkish plane violating Syrian airspace. In response, Russia is moving a Cruiser ‘Moskva’ off the coast to strengthen air-defenses – just as French and US carriers are on their way.
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Here is The Turkish version mapping of the flight paths.
- Russia claims otherwise:
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HMEIMIM AIRBASE’S RADAR SYSTEM RECORDS VIOLATION OF SYRIAN AIRSPACE BY ATTACKING TURKISH WARPLANE – RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
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And is escalating:
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RUSSIAN ‘MOSKVA” CRUISER TO GO TO AREA IN COASTAL LATAKIA TO STRENGTHEN AIR DEFENSE IN SYRIA – RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
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The Missile cruiser in question: (top of post & below)
The reason for the deployment:
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* RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF: NONE OF OUR PARTNERS, COUNTRIES FIGHTING ISIL HAVE EVER TOLD US THAT SO-CALLED MODERATE OPPOSITION UNITS WERE IN AREA WHERE SU-24 DOWNED
* NO ATTEMPTS REGISTERED ON PART OF TURKISH PLANE TO GET IN TOUCH OR ESTABLISH VISUAL CONTACT WITH OUR CREW VIA OBJECTIVE CONTROL DEVICES – RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
* WARSHIP TO DESTROY ANY THREATS SEEN TO RUSSIAN PLANES: IFX
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Specifically, as RT reports, the steps announced by Russian top brass as the following:Three steps as announced by top brass:
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1. Each and every strike groups’ operation is to be carried out under the guise of fighter jets
2. Air defense to be boosted with the deployment of Moskva guided missile cruiser off Latakia coast with an aim to destroy any target that may pose danger
3. Military contacts with Turkey to be suspended
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Just like the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, it has quickly become a case of “he said, she said”: Rudskoy said the Russian warplane did not violate Turkish airspace. Additionally, according to the Hmeymim airfield radar, it was the Turkish fighter jet that actually entered Syrian airspace as it attacked the Russian bomber. The Turkish fighter jet made no attempts to contact Russian pilots before attacking the bomber, Rudskoy added.
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And again, all this is happening as both the French carrier de Gaulle and the US carrier CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman are on their way to a very dangerous rendezvous off the Syrian coast.
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:28:00 +0000 To: rdr6@outlook.com