Exercises of the Russian and the Syrian military took place in Tartous
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In the Syrian port of Tartus, where the point of logistics of the Russian Navy, passed the second since December last year, joint military exercises of our military and local army. According to the head maneuvers rear Admiral Alexander Yuldashev, to the solution of educational problems had attracted more than 2 thousand soldiers and 7 ships and boats.
To wrestle with the exercise scenario naval commanders in General did not have. It suggested itself to stop in the middle Eastern country subjected to a massive attack of international terrorists. That same Tartus they repeatedly tried to attack using homemade drones. Fortunately, unsuccessfully.
Generally the local port through which is the main supply of our military group in Syria has been and remains an extremely attractive target for attacks. Cover it with land and sea we have available. This including doing the calculations of the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 air defense systems “Pantsyr-C1.”
In the next four years Russia plans to invest in upgrading the port of Tartus 500 million dollars. To increase its cargo decided to restore, and in some areas to build a railroad through Syria and Iraq. It is necessary for the creation of a transport corridor “the Mediterranean sea — Persian Gulf”. Plans and attachments are very serious, they require appropriate protection measures, including the military departments.
The teachings in Tartus has attracted more than 2 thousand soldiers and seven ships and boats
Meanwhile, a detachment of ships of the Baltic fleet — watchdog ship “Yaroslav the Wise”, the tanker “Yelnya” and sea tug “Victor Konetsky” — holds in the Arabian sea joint exercises with Japanese destroyer “Harusame of”.