For the first time, the president of Russia, B. Putin, criticized his country for the way he faced the Israeli air raid yesterday in the “heart” of the Russian military presence in Syria, Lattakia-Tartu, which had a tragic result of the shooting by “friends” – Syrian-fire of the AFS IL-20 and the death of the 15 crew members.
Several Russian media rejected his gentle approach and Israeli acquittal despite the fact that original sources of the Russian Ministry of the Interior had named Israel as responsible for the fall of IL-20.
Today, the Kremlin has left Defense Minister Sosogu to “pull the snake” out of the hole and to stiffen Moscow’s position towards Tel Aviv.
The Russian YPAM said he warned his Israeli counterpart that “such acts will not be missed . “
In fact, the video was released in public.
But most importantly, this move is accompanied by actions.
Russia suddenly sealed sea and air literally in the Mediterranean Sea. The Cyprus Republic issued yesterday afternoon fifteen Notam and seven Navtex, committing from now until next Wednesday many and large areas in the sea and air within the Nicosia Fir and the area of responsibility for search and rescue of Cyprus.
It is characteristic that Seven seven Notam and Seven Navtex bound sea areas and the air space above them at an altitude of up to 19,000 feet.
The other eight Notam announce that they are closing for air traffic – up to 19,000 feet, a total of 52 points of reference for aircraft crossing at Fir Nicosia.
For the seven maritime regions, it is typical to have a strong reference to alerts to seafarers that they are dangerous to navigate.
It is obvious that with the large-scale military activity, it brings considerable difficulties and reorganizations mainly to the management of Nicosia’s Fir, but also to the civil aviation of Israel and Lebanon.
Sources say that Russia is trying to create a “no fly zone” around Israel in the Mediterranean. This is the only reason to justify the current move by Moscow to block with 14 ships and maritime areas up to 19,000 feet by 26 September.
Now if an Israeli fighter wants to fly outside Israel and attack Syria he has to fly over 19,000 feet.
It is also important that the cruise ship “Marshal Ustinov” (055) Slava class with 64 S-300F missiles moves southwest of Israel theoretically also covering its airspace.
Israeli people are wondering if in the end Russia is trying to destroy at least one fighter …
However, the Israeli raid is a beam of light for the PA as an example of the S-400’s “shield” drilling, with zero coverage of a geographic recess. Do not forget that in 2019 Turkey’s S-400 will become operational.