Russian landing ships headed back to Syria
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Turkish sources reported that two large landing ship Project 775 – Novocherkassk and Korolev, with a cargo of military purpose, once again passed the Bosphorus, heading for Syria.
Russian troops are fighting alongside pro-Assad forces in Syria
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Russian troops are fighting alongside pro-Assad forces in Syria, state television in Damascus and several reports have claimed. The video footage claimed to show troops and a Russian armoured vehicle fighting Syrian rebels alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in Latakia. It is reportedly possible to hear Russian being spoken by the troops in the footage. […]
Russian fighter was seen flying over Western Syria
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Russian fighter was seen flying over western Idlib in Syria, reported military-informant.com. Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to launch attacks against ISIS and Islamist rebels. Earlier it was reported Russia supplied BTR-82A Armoured Personnel and all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle «Tiger» in […]
Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
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On Aug. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 31 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL […]
Photo of Russian Landing Ship floating to Syria
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On 20 August 2015 the Alligator class landing ship Nikolay Filchenkov made one of her passages through Istanbul. The event was not worth of remembering if there was no cargo on deck of the ship. During their previous passages Russian landing ships never had cargo on their top deck. Thus it is worth to look […]
Russia supplied BTR-82A Armoured Personnel Carrier to Syria
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Russia supplied to BTR-82A Armoured Personnel Carrier Syria. The channel Cirii National Defence Force (NDF) NDF operations posted a video and PAS in the province of Latakia participation of the Russian BTR-82 The BTR-82A is an upgraded version of the BTR-80A wheeled armored vehicles. In December 2008, Russia’s Military Industrial Company (MIC) was already testing […]
Photo of the Russian all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle «Tiger» in Syria
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In the Internet has been published photos of GAZ-233001 “Tiger” at the disposal of the detachment of government troops in Syria. The vehicle was designed to transport troops and various equipment quickly on road and off-road. It has a chassis frame construction, with a traditional layout of front engine, middle crew compartment, and rear cargo […]
Russia sends six MiG-31 interceptor aircraft jets to Syria
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Six MiG-31 fighter jets from Russia have landed in Damascus, in partial fulfillment of a protocol signed between Moscow and the Syrian regime in 2007. Developed by the Soviet Air Force, the Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic jet, and one of the fastest fighter planes in the world. The jets have a target range of […]
Russia has been supplying OSV-96 anti-materiel rifle to Syria
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The OSV-96, the first type of anti-materiel rifle to ever have been acquired by Syria, continues to see service with numerous factions in the now four-year long Civil War. Although the presence of the OSV-96 before the start of the Syrian Civil War was very limited, it has by now become the Syrian Arab Army’s […]
Russian «Eleron-3SV» UAV lost over Syria
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An Russian «ELERON-3SV» was lost while flying over the principal port city of Syria, according to a defense official. Jabhat al-Nusra shot down a $55,000 Syria-operated «Eleron-3SV» intelligence UAV over Latakia. Remote surveillance system «Eleron-3SV» is used for near – distance operations. It allows to spy round-the-clock using optical and electronic tools. The system can […]