the Russian defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that Russia has deployed in Syria advanced missile defense Antey-2500, known in the code of NATO-SA-23 Gladiator. We are located in the naval Tartusie over the Mediterranean Sea.
“missile Batteries should ensure the safety of the naval base. It is not clear why placing s-300 caused such concern among our Western partners”, – says the message of the Ministry of defense in Moscow.
Gladiator in Tartusie
the fact that Russia for the first time deployed in Syria system SA-23 Gladiator announced satellite Fox News. The station relied on the representatives of the American authorities.
SA-23 Gladiator (Russian name S300VM Antey-2500) is a system of air defense and anti-missile designed to protect troops and strategic military installations.
According to Fox News, the deployment of these weapons in Syria, testifies to the growing involvement of Russia in defense of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. TV recalls what happened after the collapse of the truce in Syria and rupture of direct negotiations on the situation in that country between Russia and the United States.
the Interlocutors Fox News claim that the system SA-23 has a possible hit in Syria, the us manewrujących missiles. Elements of the Russian system antybalistycznego and przeciwlotniczego brought to Syria over the weekend. They came to a Russian naval base in Tartus in Western Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea.
According to sources Fox News, this is the first time Russians have put this type of weapon outside of their country. The system is located in Syria have not yet reached full readiness, and rockets all the time in containers.
Fox News underlines that SA-23 can fire two types of missiles – less use against aircraft and missiles manewrującym, and more serve for the deposition of ballistic missiles of average range. Both missiles have the same type of head fighting.
the purpose of the raids
After he was shot down in November 2015. through the Turkish F-16 fighter jet Russian su-24 bombers, Russia deployed in Syria with air defense systems s-400. Since that time, American aircraft retain extreme caution when approaching protected these systems – adds Fox News. Returns at the same time, note that the goal of American airstrikes in Syria are jihadists from the so-called Islamic State, not Assad’s troops. He adds that it is not known why Russian in Syria, SA-23, because the Islamists do not have ballistic missiles, or aircraft.
a Fragile truce in Syria agreed on 9 Sep collapsed on September 22 among mutual accusations of both parties for its infringement. In particular, the United States accused Russia of bombing rebel areas of Aleppo, which has now become the main stage of the Syrian conflict.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in the war in Syria has already killed at least 300 thousand people. people. The conflict led to the largest humanitarian crisis since the SECOND world war. According to the United Nations across Syria is “OK”. 600 thousand people are now living in the besieged cities.
Author: tas\mtom, adso / Source: REUTERS
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