Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 |
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Russian military jets flew over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia this week in order to prevent imminent “bloodshed,” the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday.
“The need arose to take urgent and effective measures to prevent bloodshed and to keep the situation peaceful,” the ministry said in a statement.
“To determine the circumstances, Russian air [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 23rd, 2007 |
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Washington (UPI) May 23, 2007 Russia’s new state-of-the-art S-400 missile defense system will be operational around Moscow by the beginning of July. The commander of the Russian Air Force, three-star Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin, made the announcement Monday, RIA Novosti reported. RIA Novosti described the S-400 Triumf system, designated by NATO as the SA-21 Growler, [...]
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