Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #4

franco wrote:The real big test in this conflict is when the Russian Aerospace starts to assist the Kurds in closing the remaining 90 kilometers between their forces along the Turkish border. This will cut off most of the ISIL supplies and fund raising through oil sales.

Amen, gib Kurds more firepower against Erdoggy's goons, create a wedge and deal with the Kurds. Why not allowing them to have a State. It will basically blow the US levers on the region and change the power balance.

KoTeMoRe wrote:

franco wrote:The real big test in this conflict is when the Russian Aerospace starts to assist the Kurds in closing the remaining 90 kilometers between their forces along the Turkish border. This will cut off most of the ISIL supplies and fund raising through oil sales.

Amen, gib Kurds more firepower against Erdoggy's goons, create a wedge and deal with the Kurds. Why not allowing them to have a State. It will basically blow the US levers on the region and change the power balance.

Agree totally, when this move happens it will really test the US/Turkey relationship. The last thing Turkey wants is Kurds along the whole stretch of that border, both because of the potential political risk inside the country and cutting traffic to/from ISIS etc. Hence Turkish action whenever it looked as if the Kurds were going to cross the Euphrates.

Brilliant photos.

Russian Ministry of Defense wrote:Today a group of journalists has arrived at the ‪#‎Hmeymim‬ airbase in the course of a press-tour organized by the Russian Defence Ministry. The journalists come from 12 countries of America, Europe and Asia
Almost 50 media representatives will familiarize themselves not only with combat operations conducted by the pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also with preparation for missions, organization of everyday life, combat aircraft maintenance, and combat sorties.
The Russian Defence Ministry presented to the foreign journalists the objective monitoring data received from the unmanned aerial vehicles concerning the results of combat operations carried out by the Russian aviation against militants’ infrastructure on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. ‪#‎SYRIA‬

https://www.facebook.com/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8-1492252324350852/

JohninMK wrote:

KoTeMoRe wrote:

franco wrote:The real big test in this conflict is when the Russian Aerospace starts to assist the Kurds in closing the remaining 90 kilometers between their forces along the Turkish border. This will cut off most of the ISIL supplies and fund raising through oil sales.

Amen, gib Kurds more firepower against Erdoggy's goons, create a wedge and deal with the Kurds. Why not allowing them to have a State. It will basically blow the US levers on the region and change the power balance.

Agree totally, when this move happens it will really test the US/Turkey relationship. The last thing Turkey wants is Kurds along the whole stretch of that border, both because of the potential political risk inside the country and cutting traffic to/from ISIS etc. Hence Turkish action whenever it looked as if the Kurds were going to cross the Euphrates.

The idea is not bad but changing the power quotas among kurd political factions is more difficult than declaring a new state and that's why it has not been done before.

ult wrote:

Is that five Su-30SM tails in the background, if so that's one more than previously announced, unless I missed something? See the red star is proudly back in place.

Also best picture so far of the airfield defence/ground control radar. What is the unit on the right?

ult wrote:

Russian Ministry of Defense wrote:Today a group of journalists has arrived at the ‪#‎Hmeymim‬ airbase in the course of a press-tour organized by the Russian Defence Ministry. The journalists come from 12 countries of America, Europe and Asia
Almost 50 media representatives will familiarize themselves not only with combat operations conducted by the pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also with preparation for missions, organization of everyday life, combat aircraft maintenance, and combat sorties.
The Russian Defence Ministry presented to the foreign journalists the objective monitoring data received from the unmanned aerial vehicles concerning the results of combat operations carried out by the Russian aviation against militants’ infrastructure on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. ‪#‎SYRIA‬

https://www.facebook.com/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8-1492252324350852/

Brilliant PR move. US/NATO have never done this type of event.

Wonder if the BBC and US TV was there.

JohninMK wrote:

ult wrote:

Russian Ministry of Defense wrote:Today a group of journalists has arrived at the ‪#‎Hmeymim‬ airbase in the course of a press-tour organized by the Russian Defence Ministry. The journalists come from 12 countries of America, Europe and Asia
Almost 50 media representatives will familiarize themselves not only with combat operations conducted by the pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also with preparation for missions, organization of everyday life, combat aircraft maintenance, and combat sorties.
The Russian Defence Ministry presented to the foreign journalists the objective monitoring data received from the unmanned aerial vehicles concerning the results of combat operations carried out by the Russian aviation against militants’ infrastructure on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. ‪#‎SYRIA‬

https://www.facebook.com/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8-1492252324350852/

Brilliant PR move. US/NATO have never done this type of event.

Wonder if the BBC and US TV was there.

BBC is for sure, saw a tweet from their reporter.

JohninMK wrote:

ult wrote:

Is that five Su-30SM tails in the background, if so that's one more than previously announced, unless I missed something? See the red star is proudly back in place.

Also best picture so far of the airfield defence/ground control radar. What is the unit on the right?

These are Su-24M.

JohninMK wrote:
Brilliant PR move. US/NATO have never done this type of event.

Wonder if the BBC and US TV was there.

https://twitter.com/bbcstever

Steve Rosenberg ‏@BBCSteveR 6 hours ago
BBC on the runway at the Russian airbase near Latakia, Syria

Steve Rosenberg ‏@BBCSteveR 6 hours ago
Loading a bomb into a Russian jet at the Russian airbase, Syria

Steve Rosenberg ‏@BBCSteveR 6 hours ago
A Su-30 jet waits for its pilot, on the runway at the Russian airbase, near Latakia, Syria

Steve Rosenberg ‏@BBCSteveR 6 hours ago
In the Russian airbase shop, you can buy everything from toothpaste to Putin t-shirts. (near Latakia, Syria)

I noticed that Paula Slier is covering Latakia AB today, looks like Murad Gazdiev got some time off to regenerate his ear drums...

They certainly let them close to the planes taking off. No health and safety issues on a Russian airbase! Quite unlike a US or NATO base which by definition must therefore be a more dangerous place.

Amazing freedom to wander by the look of it.

This is actually the second time they allow the press to film the takeoffs and landings. They did the same a couple of weeks ago.

BBC coverage - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34790153

In the images on the previous page, Su-34 has the parallel pylons in the tunnel position utilized.

Southfront update

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ult wrote:

Russian Ministry of Defense wrote:Today....

Brilliant PR move. US/NATO have never done this type of event.

Wonder if the BBC and US TV was there.

Because unlike Russia NATO spreads terror not the reverse. Nothing heroic in televising your invasion

Erk wrote:

Neutrality wrote:Kuweires air base seems to be liberated. Fights are ongoing but more and more reports are coming out about the lifting of the siege. The retards from Reuters say that the airbase was captured by ISIS

What sort of condition is it in? Still an airbase, or just a paddock of rubble like Donetsk airport?

Pic from a few hours ago...

ult wrote:

I'm surprised that the Russian military has chosen to show their new top secret "time warp cloaking device" to the Western Media. No wonder the US military is going snakie...

new top secret "time warp cloaking device"

Good footage of the Mi-24's around Palmyra
https://twitter.com/Gjoene/status/664397808691240960

Bit of a lull in the southbound Syrian Express over the past 10 days, only 3 ships. This follows the surge of 11 or so ships in the previous 10 days, most of which are on the reverse journey and will be back southbound in the next 10 days.

Whilst a couple of the ships look to be grain ships, Russia is stepping up food deliveries as well as military aid. Most of them are large landing craft on a continuous 18/19 day round trip cycle. Usually the loaded ships travel stern down slightly, they run level when empty. This time 130 Korolev went loaded and level, indicating a heavy load at the front, probably tanks or similar. Also cargo carrying on deck seems to have stopped, possibly due to autumn weather but more likely because there is now internal capacity within the increased number of ships. Perhaps the most important addition that has been photographed is the Alexandr Tkachenko a two deck RO-RO ship primarily intended to carry lots of trucks and containers.

This landing craft based task force seems to be holding up well under continuous operation. I doubt that the designers ever considered their use as military RO-RO ferries.

Hey guys, wtf is under the tarp?

Siempre_Leal wrote:Hey guys, wtf is under the tarp?

Looks like BM-27 Uragan MLRS...maybe...