Putin stages hypersonic war games in Med as two warships blast 6,900mph missiles in message to West over Syria & Ukraine
A MENACING Today, Vladimir Putin publicly demonstrated his power to the West by holding provocative military games in the Mediterranean.
In Syria, where he defends his authoritarian dictator chum Bashar al-Assad, the despot’s most recent aggression coincided with significant tensions over opposition advances.
It was intended to demonstrate his worldwide influence outside of Russia’s borders and came at a time when tensions were high in Ukraine.
By launching Tsirkon [Zircon] hypersonic missiles at 6,900 mph in the eastern Mediterranean, Europe’s most popular vacation spot, Putin sent a serious warning to the West, as seen in the video.
The contemporary frigates Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko bombarded them.
According to the Russian TV network Zvezd, both boats were part of the Russian Navy strike group.
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Novorossiysk, the diesel-electric submarine of the Kremlin tyrant, also fired a Kalibr cruise missile toward a target position in the sea.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a “combat launch of an Onyx cruise missile” was carried out by a Bastion coastal missile system from the Mediterranean coast, most likely Syria.
According to the Ministry, it was all a part of military drills that included 24 aircraft, including MiG-31I fighters equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, 10 ships and support boats, and over 1,000 service members.
Zvezda said the exercises also used Russia’s Bastion coastal missile system.
The exercises were conducted under the direction of Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, the Russian navy commander in chief.
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He was sent to Syria a few days ago amid the chaos there, when rebels captured Aleppo and put Putin’s close ally President Bashar al-Assad in a precarious position in Damascus.
The warning that Russia’s naval base in Syria, Tartus, will be fiercely defended may be one of the main takeaways from today’s war simulations.
The fact that Putin had transferred troops from Syria to engage in his brutal war in Ukraine was a major factor in the rebel advance.
The Russians said today that they have boosted their military might in preparation for the war simulations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Along with bombing, its forces used artillery, missiles, and torpedoes.
Over 1,000 service members, ten ships and support boats, and twenty-four aircraft, including Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31I fighters equipped with Kinzhal [Dagger] hypersonic missiles and the Bastion coastal missile system, are participating in the exercise, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The 9.200 mph Dagger ballistic missiles were not launched or seen by them.
In accordance with existing international law and agreements between the Russian Federation and other nations regarding the prevention of accidents at sea outside of territorial waters and in the airspace above them, the exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean is being carried out.
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