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The Kremlin managed to form an alliance in Syria that allowed it to outmaneuver the United States. Ilya Kusa, an expert on international politics at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, stated this in an interview with the Kiev online publication “Apostrophe”, answering the question of what Russia has achieved in three years of operations in Syria. “First of all, they kept Bashar al-Assad and his government in office. Don't let them fall...
Moscow’s decision to begin supplying the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Syria is a signal not only to Israel, whose aircraft previously operated virtually unhindered in Syrian airspace. Kommersant writes about this, recalling that previously the Russian Federation never began delivering air defense systems at Israel’s request. “But very soon, when the S-300 systems arrive to the Syrian missilemen, Israeli aircraft...
Objective control documents confirm that Israeli Air Force aircraft were covered by a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, which was shot down by Syrian air defense. An officer of the Main Staff of the Aerospace Forces, Colonel Sergei Paramonov, spoke about this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, answering the question why the Il-20 was not covered by our fighters. “Israeli F-16s were really “hiding” behind our Il-20. This is not a fairy tale. We have documents of objective control, and...
In Ukraine, it is believed that the Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft, shot down recently by Syrian air defense after a provocation by the Israeli Air Force, was destroyed by Russian specialists. The director of the Ukrainian Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Igor Semivolos, stated this on the ATR TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, a Russian specialist who launched the missile could have been at the control panel of the Syrian air defense. "We are still...
The Israeli pilots used a clever trick that temporarily made the Jewish planes invisible to Syrian radars. Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Khaustov, deputy commander of an anti-aircraft missile regiment and participant in combat operations in Syria, spoke about this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, answering the question of what could have caused the error of the Syrian air defense that shot down the Russian Il-20 on September 17. “There is such a cunning trick in aviation -...
Israel is punishing Russia for excessive flexibility and compliance in Syria, which resulted yesterday in the downing of a Russian Il-20 spy plane during another strike by the Israeli Air Force. The president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, ex-head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Defense, retired Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, stated this in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets. “We, in fact, have always forgiven Israel for its aggressive...
A Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian missile launched from the S-200 air defense system as a result of a provocation by the Israeli military. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to a defense official, Israeli military pilots carrying out bombing missions from four F-16s in the area exposed the Russian aircraft to attack. “Four Air Force F-16s...
On the evening of September 17, at about 23-00 Moscow time, 35 kilometers from the coast of Syria, a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft with 14 servicemen on board disappeared from the radar. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is clarified that communication with the pilots was lost during an attack by four Israeli F-16 aircraft in the Syrian province of Latakia. Also Russian radar equipment...
The Ukrainian crisis has worsened after the assassination of DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko, because the United States does not dare to strike Syria. The leader of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Why did this happen on August 31? Because the operation in Syria was postponed, as the Russian navy approached the shores of Syria. And he surpasses...
The KB-1500 bomb, which is used by Russian aviation in Syria, terrifies terrorists and militants of illegal armed groups. This is stated in an article published on the website of the Arabic-language channel of the Al Alam channel, owned by the Iranian media corporation IRIB. It is indicated that after the liberation of the Syrian capital Damascus and all its suburbs from militants, everyone froze in anticipation of a battle on the southern front, in the provinces of Daraa and Al-Quneitra.…
U.S. troops in Syria are increasingly coming under attack using Russian and Syrian electronic warfare capabilities as Moscow uses the conflict to test its future arsenal. The American weekly news magazine Newsweek writes about this, quoting the words of the head of the Main Directorate of Special Forces of the US Department of Defense, Thomas Raymond, who said that Syria has become “the place where the most intense electronic warfare on the planet is being conducted.” “Speaking at a conference on...
More than half of Russians (66%) believe that Russia should support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if the United States begins military action against this country. This is evidenced by the latest VTsIOM survey data. In general, 39% of Russians support Russia’s current policy in the Syrian conflict. According to one in five (22%), it is necessary to slow down actions or take a cautious position. The number has increased...
The Ukrainian government consists of war criminals who pursue a policy of state terrorism. Political scientist Sergei Markov said this during the online forum “Election Night”, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent, answering the question of how Moscow should react to today’s blocking of Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine. “For good measure, she should react not to this, but to the fact that power has been seized in Ukraine...
In the international arena, the Russian Federation has proven that it is an influential player, including in military terms. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This is stated in the analytical report on key threats and challenges to the modern world order, prepared for the International Security Conference, which will be held in Munich, Kommersant reports. The document is dedicated to Russia...
