© REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh The HAGUE, April 17. /TASS/. Experts of the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) arrived in Syria to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Duma, expect to visit the site of the alleged incident on April 18. This was announced on Monday, the head of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection (NBC) of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation the General-the major Igor Kirillov at the special meeting of the Executive Council of the OPCW. Experts started to work According to Kirillov, the group of experts arrived in Damascus on Saturday at 19:00 local time (coincides with Moscow) and held talks with the Syrian side. Sunday in the first half of the day discussed the issues of security and order after that the OPCW experts were interviewed two witnesses of the incident. Monday was held a
Category: Army
Ministry of defense: the real targets of the US strike on Syria military targets
The official representative of the defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov © Vadim Grishanin/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The US and its allies sought to strike missiles at Syrian military targets, including airfields. This was announced on Monday the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia major-General Igor Konashenkov. “The real targets of the US, UK and France on 14 April was not only the objects in Barzov and Caramani, but the Syrian military targets, including airfields”. he said.
Moskalkova considers discriminatory the prohibition of women to take up flying positions in the army
The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova believes that discrimination against women exists in the army a ban on their flight positions.
Nuclear submarines of the Pacific fleet during the exercises on the Kamchatka Peninsula conducted an underwater “duel”
Missile submarine strategic purpose “Vladimir Monomakh” © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS TASS, April 16. Nuclear submarines of the Pacific fleet (PF) during the exercises on the Kamchatka Peninsula conducted an underwater “duel”, during which one of the submarines held a training torpedo firing on the “enemy”.
In Buryatia military personnel raised on a drill
© Kristina Brazhnikova/TASS ULAN-UDE, April 16. /TASS/. Tactical exercises with live fire from tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, rocket systems of volley fire and artillery started in Buryatia.
The teachings of the paratroopers of the Russian Federation and Egypt this year will be focused on the fight against terrorism
© Press-service of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Bilateral tactical exercises “Defenders of friendship”, which will be held this year in Egypt will be the fight against terrorism. This was reported in the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation.
The Russian defense Ministry announced the completion of the withdrawal of the militants from the city Duma
© SANA via AP MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. The withdrawal of the militants from the city of Duma near Damascus fully completed, it was exported more than 21 thousand militants and members of their families, the report said the defense Ministry on Saturday.
The air defense system of Syria were able to intercept about 70% of American and European cruise missiles
The chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. The air defence system of Syria are equipped with anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), the Soviet and Russian production, were able to intercept a large part of the marine cruise missiles (slcm) and airborne (krwb) applied forces of the United States, Britain and France on the night of 14 April 2018. This was announced at a briefing the chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the RF armed forces, Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy. The text of his speech published by the Department of information and mass communications of the Russian defense Ministry.
Russia considers possible to return to the issue of supplying Syria s-300 systems
MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Russia may revisit the issue of supplying Syria with anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 after US attacks on the country. This Saturday told reporters at a briefing in the Ministry of defense chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the Armed forces (AF) of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy.
The General staff of the armed forces: the Syrian air defenses intercepted a cruise missile 71 of 103
The chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy © Vadim Savitsky/press service of the defense Ministry of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Syria has successfully intercepted a cruise missile 71 of 103 issued by the United States and its allies. This Saturday told reporters at a briefing in the Ministry of defense chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the RF armed forces, Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy.