Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #6

ult wrote:http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201512082221-fk4m.htm

JohninMK wrote:Makes me smile when one of my forecasts comes true

MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. The guided missile cruiser The Vargyag, currently taking part in the joint Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra, will be dispatched to Syria, a source in the Russian contingent taking part in the exercise has told TASS in an interview.

"The guided missile cruiser The Varyag will leave India for Syria, where it will replace the guided missile cruiser The Moskva (project 1164 Atlant), he said, adding that The Varyag’s mission in the area would presumably last till September.

The naval exercise Indra began on December 7. It is scheduled to last till December 12. At the moment the preparatory phase of the exercise is nearing completion. The active phase in the Bay of Bengal is due on December 10-12. Anti-submarine operations will be practiced. Also, the crews will polish skills of freeing a ship seized by hypothetical terrorists. Helicopters will deliver assault groups on board.

ult wrote:

ult wrote:I literally posted those videos 2 posts ago...

Zivo wrote:

I found the location of the strike at 2:15.

Admittedly, I looked for it because I though it could possibly be the location of the US airstrike on the SAA north of DEZ due to the proximity to the river. Fortunately it was in Raqqa.

Here to be exact, ~500ft from a mosque: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.921621&lon=38.978055&z=16&m=b

flamming_python wrote:Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a Russian strike actually.

Suppose it's 'good' news; at least we wouldn't know for sure that it was a mistake and not someone's idea of a litmus test for some further provocation.

flamming_python wrote:Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a Russian strike actually.

Suppose it's 'good' news; at least we wouldn't know for sure that it was a mistake and not someone's idea of a litmus test for some further provocation.

Vann7 wrote:

flamming_python wrote:Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a Russian strike actually.

Suppose it's 'good' news; at least we wouldn't know for sure that it was a mistake and not someone's idea of a litmus test for some further provocation.

From you nothing will surprise me.. you are very quick to blame Russian government
for anything than to claim the west lies about anything that happens in conflicts they create . I still remember how you blamed Russia for the mH17 plane in ukraine. As if Russia did not have ways to know the difference between a civilian airliner and a combat plane.

"We carried out more than 300 combat missions in Syria in the past three days, hitting over 600 various targets," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin.

One video released by the Defense Department shows the massive airstrikes carried out by Long-range bombers.

​Shoigu also said that the air force is strictly implementing Supreme Command's order to carry out combat missions in Syria alongside fighter jets, according to RIA Novosti.

The missions were carried out by Tu-22 long-range bombers and strike aircraft from the Russia air group.

The Russian military has also, for the first time, launched cruise missiles against terrorist targets in Syria from a submarine in the Mediterranean.

"We launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Rostov-on-Don submarine in the Mediterranean Sea," Shoigu said, adding that the missiles were launched from a submerged position.

​The Defense Minister also added that both Israel and the United States were informed about Russia's missile strikes in advance.

"I can confirm for you that we did get the notification of the airstrikes that were conducted by the Russians," US Defense Department Press Secretary Peter Cook confirmed, speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

Moscow has conducted airstrikes against Daesh in Syria since September 30, acting at the request of the legitimate government of Bashar al-Assad. Russian warships stationed in the Caspian Sea have also launched successful cruise missile strikes against the terrorist group.

According to the statement, 1,920 bombs were launched against the militants.

"Seventy command centers, 21 training camps, six munitions and explosives plants, 43 munitions depots and six oil objects were destroyed," the ministry said.

Intensified airstrikes from Russian forces have allowed the Syrian army to develop its offensive in key regions, the statement added.

"As a result, the strikes have created the conditions for further offensive action of the Syrian army in cooperation with other armed forces in the areas of Aleppo, Idlib, mountainous Latakia and Palmyra."

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Cyberspec wrote:..............................

A longer version of the same video

Ivan the Colorado wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Makes me smile when one of my forecasts comes true

MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. The guided missile cruiser The Vargyag, currently taking part in the joint Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra, will be dispatched to Syria, a source in the Russian contingent taking part in the exercise has told TASS in an interview.

"The guided missile cruiser The Varyag will leave India for Syria, where it will replace the guided missile cruiser The Moskva (project 1164 Atlant), he said, adding that The Varyag’s mission in the area would presumably last till September.

The naval exercise Indra began on December 7. It is scheduled to last till December 12. At the moment the preparatory phase of the exercise is nearing completion. The active phase in the Bay of Bengal is due on December 10-12. Anti-submarine operations will be practiced. Also, the crews will polish skills of freeing a ship seized by hypothetical terrorists. Helicopters will deliver assault groups on board.

Seems like the MoD is giving everyone a chance to show off what they are actually capable of. Looking forward to the almost inevitable video clip of the Varyag in action. If I could choose what is next, I personally would love to see what an Iskander missile can really do to an FSA/IS target.

Vann7 wrote:

flamming_python wrote:Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a Russian strike actually.

Suppose it's 'good' news; at least we wouldn't know for sure that it was a mistake and not someone's idea of a litmus test for some further provocation.

From you nothing will surprise me.. you are very quick to blame Russian government
for anything before accepting any claim the west lies about anything that happens in conflicts they create . I still remember how you blamed Russia for the mH17 plane in ukraine. As if Russia did not have ways to know the difference between a civilian airliner and a combat plane.  Now the west claims Russia cannot know the difference between Raqqa and a military base
of the Syrian army.  

JohninMK wrote:

Cyberspec wrote:

ult wrote:I literally posted those videos 2 posts ago...

Sorry I missed them

Zivo wrote:

I found the location of the strike at 2:15.

Admittedly, I looked for it because I though it could possibly be the location of the US airstrike on the SAA north of DEZ due to the proximity to the river. Fortunately it was in Raqqa.

Here to be exact, ~500ft from a mosque: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.921621&lon=38.978055&z=16&m=b

Good work...seems like the right place

A couple of times those sticks of bombs seem to land just a few yards off from where one might have expected them to from the layout of the buildings etc. Kind of what might be expected with dumb bombs designed for area bombing, even with computerised aiming.

PapaDragon wrote:Just a reminder: Serpuhov and Zeleni Dol are to be commissioned on Saturday DEC.12. Both Buyan-M class...

KiloGolf wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:Just a reminder: Serpuhov and Zeleni Dol are to be commissioned on Saturday DEC.12. Both Buyan-M class...

The amount and quality in force projection these little ships provide (when combined with Kalibr cruise missiles) is staggering. I can imagine their rotation in the Caspian can be fast and need be they can fire their ordnance/rearm/resupply in the less than 48 hours.

I will use this as opportunity to add something about Turkey attempting to close the straits to RuN. This will have negative short-term effects on the Syria re-supply route, but nothing catastrophic, it will be fixed by e.g. getting 3-4 more ro-ro vessels (> 10,000t) and putting them on rotation from Baltic or Northern Fleet ports.

But it will also have a positive effect too, such as

> Russia already has Moskva out of the Black Sea
> the Buyan-M if stuck in Caspian or BS can be useful from there (I know through rivers they can eventually reach the sea)
> no other useful "blue water" vessels are in BS
> Lastly, Russia can use a blockade as pretext to build a proper Naval Base in Syria, nobody will blame them

Ivan the Colorado wrote:

Vann7 wrote:

flamming_python wrote:Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a Russian strike actually.

Suppose it's 'good' news; at least we wouldn't know for sure that it was a mistake and not someone's idea of a litmus test for some further provocation.

From you nothing will surprise me.. you are very quick to blame Russian government
for anything than to claim the west lies about anything that happens in conflicts they create . I still remember how you blamed Russia for the mH17 plane in ukraine. As if Russia did not have ways to know the difference between a civilian airliner and a combat plane.

Calm down Vann. You are not being fair and you know it. If you don't think that Russia is a untouchable beacon of truth, you have a lot to learn too.