Syria: map showed the presence of Russian land forces in Homs
A map in which the Russian military operations illustrated in Syria, shots in which were included in reports of Russian public television, suggests that unit of Russian artillery works in the province of Homs Syria, despite the fact that President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian land forces on Syrian territory.
Asked about the representative of the Kremlin denied the presence of Russian land forces on the ground.
The Russian public television network Russia Today (RT) reported on Monday a report on the meeting of the General Staff defense of Russia, earlier in the day, which was dedicated to businesses which are under way in Syrian territory, currently President Putin.
In the report, 15-minute duration, a map with the "movements of Syrian armed forces in Machin ', in the province of Homs, in the central part of the country, appears for a few seconds. A place of "Republican Guard", an elite unit of the Syrian army, is marked in Sadat, also in the province of Homs.
But south of the city and close to Chamrat community positions marked with codes of the Russian army: «5 Gabatr 120th ABR 2A65 Msta B, six elements from 14:00 06.11.". In the terminology of the Russian army, acronyms such signal arrays Chovitser gun caliber 152 mm, type Msta 2A65, belonging to the 120th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Army.
This brigade is based in Kemerovo, Siberia.
Around the Sadat often raging battles between the Syrian army and the jihadists of the Islamic State.
Source in the Syrian army told AFP that "Russians are in Sadat consultants to provide advice to the Syrian Armed Forces in the use of artillery."
Asked about Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "it is not an expert on military maps" reference "in the Defense Ministry."
The Russian Defense Ministry did not reply to the questions put by telephone and e-mail AFP.
"There are no ground troops on the ground and Russian soldiers do not conduct land operations," insisted spokesman Peskov Kremlin. "There are technical support of air power in their business," he added, referring to ground crews of the Russian Air Force.
President Putin had assured when it began air strikes in Syria campaign by the Russian PA against "terrorists" that he developed ground forces and that men of the Russian army located in Syrian territory are mandated only to retain the Russian air base in Latakia (northwest) and the Russian naval base in Tartus refueling.
But if the map is accurate aired observes the news agency Reuters, this means that Russian ground forces attempt indeed in a very great distance from where they formally are.
A map in which the Russian military operations illustrated in Syria, shots in which were included in reports of Russian public television, suggests that unit of Russian artillery works in the province of Homs Syria, despite the fact that President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian land forces on Syrian territory.
Asked about the representative of the Kremlin denied the presence of Russian land forces on the ground.
The Russian public television network Russia Today (RT) reported on Monday a report on the meeting of the General Staff defense of Russia, earlier in the day, which was dedicated to businesses which are under way in Syrian territory, currently President Putin.
In the report, 15-minute duration, a map with the "movements of Syrian armed forces in Machin ', in the province of Homs, in the central part of the country, appears for a few seconds. A place of "Republican Guard", an elite unit of the Syrian army, is marked in Sadat, also in the province of Homs.
But south of the city and close to Chamrat community positions marked with codes of the Russian army: «5 Gabatr 120th ABR 2A65 Msta B, six elements from 14:00 06.11.". In the terminology of the Russian army, acronyms such signal arrays Chovitser gun caliber 152 mm, type Msta 2A65, belonging to the 120th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Army.
This brigade is based in Kemerovo, Siberia.
Around the Sadat often raging battles between the Syrian army and the jihadists of the Islamic State.
Source in the Syrian army told AFP that "Russians are in Sadat consultants to provide advice to the Syrian Armed Forces in the use of artillery."
Asked about Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "it is not an expert on military maps" reference "in the Defense Ministry."
The Russian Defense Ministry did not reply to the questions put by telephone and e-mail AFP.
"There are no ground troops on the ground and Russian soldiers do not conduct land operations," insisted spokesman Peskov Kremlin. "There are technical support of air power in their business," he added, referring to ground crews of the Russian Air Force.
President Putin had assured when it began air strikes in Syria campaign by the Russian PA against "terrorists" that he developed ground forces and that men of the Russian army located in Syrian territory are mandated only to retain the Russian air base in Latakia (northwest) and the Russian naval base in Tartus refueling.
But if the map is accurate aired observes the news agency Reuters, this means that Russian ground forces attempt indeed in a very great distance from where they formally are.
