Thursday, July 6, 2023

US accuses Russia of ‘harassing’ drones in Syria, US-led coalition UAVs violate flight safety rules over Russian-Syrian drills

The United States has accused Russian fighter jets of flying dangerously close to several of its drones over Syria, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive action.


US Air Forces Central released a video of Wednesday’s encounter, showing a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on the drone.

 The US-led international coalition’s drones were seen flying over an area of the Russian-Syrian drills five times during the past day in violation of flight safety rules, Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a division of the Russian defense ministry), said on Wednesday.

According to Gurinov, the Russian side once again expresses concern over the systemic violations of the deconfliction protocols linked with the flights of the coalition’s drones.

"During the day, twelve violations were reported, including five over an area that was closed for flights due to the joint Russian-Syrian drills in northern Syria. We remind that the Russian side bears no responsibility for the safety of flight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which were not agreed with the Russian side," he said.

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  1. Минобороны РФ 6 июля сообщило, что в ходе совместных учений Воздушно-космические силы (ВКС) России и ВВС САР отрабатывают вопросы контроля воздушного пространства Сирии.

    «ВКС России совместно с ВВС Сирийской Арабской Республики (САР) проводят первый этап совместных учений. Отрабатываются вопросы контроля воздушного пространства Сирии. Проводится проверка эффективности системы противовоздушной обороны российской группировки войск (сил)», — говорится в сообщении.

    Как отметили в Минобороны, к учениям привлечены подразделения радиоэлектронной борьбы (РЭБ) для практической отработки совместных действий при отражении воздушных ударов условного противника.

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