Reuters reported the arrival of Russian special forces to the border with Libya
Russian special forces arrived at the airbase in the Western part of Egypt. According to Reuters, the team is able to intervene in the conflict in Libya.
As reports Reuters, citing diplomatic sources in the United States and Egypt, the military personnel who apparently are Russian special forces, as well as new unmanned aerial vehicles are in the area of Egyptian settlement of Sidi Barrani, about 100 kilometres from the border with Libya.
According to the Egyptian intelligence services, to the airfield in the West of the country came to the Russian division of 22 people. The purpose of their mission is unknown, but Reuters pointed out that Russia has already used in early February, the Egyptian air force base in the village of Marsa Matruh.
The news Agency Reuters suggest that the purpose of the special forces will be the support of the commander of the Libyan national army, Khalifa Haftorah, which is March 3, retreated from a number of oil fields.
As specifies Reuters Agency, the Russian defense Ministry has not commented on reports about the arrival of special forces in Egypt. In Cairo, stated that foreign soldiers in the country no.
Representatives of the Haftarot not confirmed that the assistance of his troops has Russia.
Earlier, Reuters pointed out that on the side of the Haftarot are fighting a few dozen people from the Russian private military company. Confirmation of this information was not.