Russian Su-25 jets on the runway at at al-Assad airbase in Syria Photo: Александр Ермаков
The Telegraph: Russian jets in Syria mean no-fly zone is 'out of the question', warn experts
Vladimir Putin is carrying out Russia's biggest military intervention outside the old Soviet Union for almost 30 years
Russia’s deployment of jet fighters in Syria has effectively destroyed the West’s option of imposing a “no-fly zone” over the country, experts have warned, as the British Defence Secretary said the intervention risked deepening the crisis.
The Kremlin’s operation in Syria amounts to the biggest deployment of Russian forces outside the former Soviet Union since the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989.
So far, President Vladimir Putin has dispatched about 500 troops to the city of Latakia and the adjacent port of Tartous on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
He has also deployed 28 warplanes, 15 military helicopters – including MI-24 gunships – and at least two batteries of SA-22 surface-to-air missiles. Four of the warplanes are SU-27 Flanker fighters, which are designed for air-to-air combat.
WNU Editor: Talk of a no-fly zone over Syria has been making the rounds for the past few months. But this Russian deployment has definitely killed this option.
"Russia’s deployment of jet fighters in Syria has effectively destroyed the West’s option of imposing a “no-fly zone” over the country, experts have warned, as the British Defence Secretary said the intervention risked deepening the crisis."
ReplyDeleteWow, do these people catch on fast or what!
Yes, I am feeling cranky these last couple of days, it's not hard when you read these nit wits.