Mod called “duck” reports of increased Russian military presence in Syria – TASS

MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. The first six su-24 bombers already deployed on the Syrian air base Hamim on the territory of Russia in the framework of the reduction of grouping of the Russian Armed forces in Syria.

this was reported to journalists by the official representative of the Ministry of defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov.

this four su-25 attack aircraft, arrival at an airbase which had been announced earlier, the us FoxNews channel, was transferred there as part of a planned rotation, said Konashenkov.

“as part of a planned rotation of aircraft to the Russian air group at the air base Hamim recently did fly over from Russia four su-25 equipped with modern navigation system and a sighting system. The attempts of Western media to forget some facts below, clinging to the other, shouting about the alleged “increase Russia’s military presence in Syria” is nothing more than simplistic propaganda of the “duck” – said the representative of the Ministry of defense.

He also said that January 6 is returned to Severomorsk naval carrier strike group of the Northern fleet, which includes heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” and more than 40 aircrafts of naval aviation.

Russia began reducing its military presence in Syria after the entry into force on 30 December of the last year of the truce, the guarantors of which are Moscow and Ankara. The cease-fire was joined by the Syrian authorities and some armed opposition groups, the ceasefire does not apply to banned terrorist group “Islamic state” and “jabhat al Fatah ash-sham (the former “dzhebhat an-Nusra”).