In a response to statements by US Department of Defense Spokesman, Adrian Rankin-Galloway, who claimed that the drones used in the attack are sold in the markets and they can be easily obtained, the Ministry said in a statement that Galloway’s statements increased Moscow’s suspicions on the possibility of the US involvement in that attack.
It added that after checking up the drones used in the attack, it became clear that terrorists used such drones intensively for the first time from a distance of 50 kms based on a sophisticated technology that works based on the US GPS system.
The Ministry added that the area from which terrorists launched the drones had been defined, adding that they can launch attacks using drones from a distance of 100kms.
The Ministry indicated that all the drones used in the attack were launched at the same time after supplying them with foreign-made detonators, and they were equipped with remote controls, which proves that the terrorists had obtained such engineering solutions from one of the states.
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9/1/18
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The drones that attacked Hmeymim air base earlier this month flew out of the area in the southwest of the de-escalation zone Idlib controlled by the so-called "moderate" opposition, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, the official publication of the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteThe ministry reported earlier this month that 13 drones had been used in attempted attacks on two Russian military facilities in Syria on January 6. Ten of them targeted the Hmeymim air base and three were sent toward the Tartus naval base.
"According to the Russian Defense Ministry, it was established that the launch of the drones was carried out from the area of the Muazar settlement located in the southwestern part of Idlib de-escalation zone controlled by the armed formations of the so-called 'moderate' opposition," the statement said.
It is noted that in connection with this incident, the Russian Defense Ministry had sent letters to the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Gen. Hulusi Akar, and Head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, Hakan Fidan.
"The documents indicate the need for Ankara to fulfill its obligations to ensure compliance with the ceasefire regime by the armed formations under its control and to step up work on the installation of observation posts in Idlib de-escalation zone in order to prevent such attacks by UAVs against any objects," the statement added.
SPUTNIK
The recent drone attack on Russian bases in Syria was launched from an area near Idlib, which is controlled by Turkish-backed rebel forces, the Russian military said. Moscow reportedly complained to Ankara about the attack...
DeleteThe assault last Saturday involved 13 primitive unmanned aircraft and was thwarted by the defenses of the two bases, an airfield near Latakia and a port site in Tartus. The Russian military said the drones had been launched from the village of Muazzara, in the south-western part of the Idlib governorate, which was designated a “de-escalation zone” under an arrangement negotiated by Russia, Turkey and Iran.
RT
Le ministère russe de la Défense a détecté la zone d’où les drones étaient partis attaquer des objectifs militaires russes en Syrie, dans la nuit du 6 janvier...
DeleteSelon la Défense russe, il s’agit de la région contrôlée par l'«opposition modérée».
Les drones qui avaient attaqué la base militaire russe Hmeimim en Syrie, ont été tirés depuis le sud-ouest de la zone de désescalade d'Idlib, contrôlée par l'«opposition modérée», a annoncé mercredi le journal Krasnaya Zvezda, organe officiel du ministère russe de la Défense.
«Il a été établi que le lancement des drones avait été effectué à partir de la localité de Muazar, située dans la partie sud-ouest de la zone de désescalade d'Idlib contrôlée par les formations armées de l'opposition soit disant "modérée"», indique le communiqué.
Le ministère russe de la Défense a envoyé des lettres au chef d'état-major turc Hulusi Akar et au chef de l'Organisation nationale turque du renseignement, Hakan Fidan.
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