Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #14

(Reuters)

Lavrov: the US warned Russia about a strike on Syria in five minutes


MOSCOW, February 26-RIA Novosti. United States warned Russia on the impending strike on Syria in a few minutes, the foreign Minister said Sergey Lavrov.
"Our military was warned four or five minutes in advance. Of course, even if we talk about deconflicting, as is customary in relations between Russian and American servicemen, this kind of notification does not give anything when a strike is already being carried out, " Lavrov said at a press conference following talks with his Afghan counterpart in Moscow.

He recalled that the United States is on the territory of Syria illegally, in violation of all norms of international law, including the resolution of the UN security Council on the settlement of the situation in the country.

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JohninMK wrote:Status-6
@Archer83Able
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#RuAF Tupolev Tu-154M heading towards Khmeimim AB in Syria using Caspian-Iran-Iraq route, most likely with a number of combat jets for rotation.

Callsign: RFF7007
Reg. RA-85042

JohninMK wrote:This aircraft is busy, she has just flown south again on the escort route.

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@galandecZP
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Россия  усиливает авиагруппировку  в  Сирии  


Сегодня  из  аэродрома Приволжский под Астраханью  на авиабазу Хмеймим прибыл Ту-154  85042, который привёл группу истребителей. Летели как обычно через Каспий, по короткому маршруту через Иран.Тип прибывших бортов не уточняется.

Russia strengthens air group in Syria


Today, from the Privolzhsky airfield near Astrakhan, a Tu-154 85042 arrived at the Khmeimim air base, which brought a group of fighters. We flew as usual through the Caspian Sea, on a short route through Iran.The type of incoming aircraft is not specified.

crod wrote:

JohninMK wrote:This aircraft is busy, she has just flown south again on the escort route.

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@galandecZP
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Россия  усиливает авиагруппировку  в  Сирии  


Сегодня  из  аэродрома Приволжский под Астраханью  на авиабазу Хмеймим прибыл Ту-154  85042, который привёл группу истребителей. Летели как обычно через Каспий, по короткому маршруту через Иран.Тип прибывших бортов не уточняется.

Russia strengthens air group in Syria


Today, from the Privolzhsky airfield near Astrakhan, a Tu-154 85042 arrived at the Khmeimim air base, which brought a group of fighters. We flew as usual through the Caspian Sea, on a short route through Iran.The type of incoming aircraft is not specified.

what exactly does this aircraft do? it looks like a civilian airliner, has it been fitted out as recon or something?

crod wrote:

JohninMK wrote:This aircraft is busy, she has just flown south again on the escort route.

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@galandecZP
· 13h

Россия  усиливает авиагруппировку  в  Сирии  


Сегодня  из  аэродрома Приволжский под Астраханью  на авиабазу Хмеймим прибыл Ту-154  85042, который привёл группу истребителей. Летели как обычно через Каспий, по короткому маршруту через Иран.Тип прибывших бортов не уточняется.

Russia strengthens air group in Syria


Today, from the Privolzhsky airfield near Astrakhan, a Tu-154 85042 arrived at the Khmeimim air base, which brought a group of fighters. We flew as usual through the Caspian Sea, on a short route through Iran.The type of incoming aircraft is not specified.

what exactly does this aircraft do? it looks like a civilian airliner, has it been fitted out as recon or something?

PapaDragon wrote:

JohninMK wrote:The convoy of Ropucha-class landing ships and their escort passed into the Med yesterday. So for a short while there is a bigger than normal Russian fleet in the Med.


Also SAA not only getting old Russian hand me downs

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1375338294465155073/YIf9SKgW?format=jpg&name=small

Actually that's Vystrel armoured transport and it is old Russian hand me down

Russian Army has been trying to offload them in favor of something better (like Typhoons) for a while because they didn't really pass the mustard

But it's still pretty damn good all things considered, SAA should find them very useful

A lot of them already ended up in Donbass with NAF

magnumcromagnon wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
Actually that's Vystrel armoured transport and it is old Russian hand me down

Russian Army has been trying to offload them in favor of something better (like Typhoons) for a while because they didn't really pass the mustard

But it's still pretty damn good all things considered, SAA should find them very useful

A lot of them already ended up in Donbass with NAF

If they didn't pass the mustard then they wouldn't of been in the Strategic Forces. Reality is that it's capable for being cheap, that's why they used them to protect Topol-M's, they bought a cheap and capable carrier so they can base a very capable (and expensive) anti-IED/Mine complex on top of it. The vystrel is cheap, but they wanted something more capable and a little more expensive (Typhoons) so they're placing them with that.

JohninMK wrote:

magnumcromagnon wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
Actually that's Vystrel armoured transport and it is old Russian hand me down

Russian Army has been trying to offload them in favor of something better (like Typhoons) for a while because they didn't really pass the mustard

But it's still pretty damn good all things considered, SAA should find them very useful

A lot of them already ended up in Donbass with NAF

If they didn't pass the mustard then they wouldn't of been in the Strategic Forces. Reality is that it's capable for being cheap, that's why they used them to protect Topol-M's, they bought a cheap and capable carrier so they can base a very capable (and expensive) anti-IED/Mine complex on top of it. The vystrel is cheap, but they wanted something more capable and a little more expensive (Typhoons) so they're placing them with that.

Thanks for the correction guys. Is it the part Italian one?