(Franco Iacch)
26/11/15

http://www.difesaonline.it/mondo-militare/siria-moscaabbiamo-trasformato-i-loro-accampamenti-un-inferno

"We have launched against them all what we had, we have turned their camps into hell."
In a brief story about the rescue, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov, used strong words and no doubt was moved by an emotional impulse still vigorous.

We know that the rescue operation of the navigator of the Russian Su-24 that was shot down at 9.20 on Tuesday by an turkish F-16 ended with the extraction of the navigator of the struck bomber. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the entire operation lasted twelve hours.

The first search attempt ended in disaster after another. Due a naive (or maybe just because of the rush to save the military that was shot down), in the first rescue mission Russians used exclusively transport helicopters Mi-8. Targeted by enemy infantry, they proved to be easy prey. The Russians, still incredulous for the loose of the Su-24, few hours after lost one Marine that was fatally wounded, and one of the two helicopters.

From Kremlin, meanwhile, they continued to see the images of the terrorists who had already been all around the world, while the two crew members who have parachuted were machine-gunned, injuring the pilot to death.

It 'was Putin himself to authorize a second rescue mission, this time conducted exclusively by Specnaz.

At least two teams of Specnaz Voenno-Morskoj Flot Rossijskoj Federacii deployed in Syria under the famous GRU, protected by four heavy helicopters Ka-52, led the second rescue mission, bringing to safety the navigator.

It was noted that the operation has involved numerous Russian fighters armed with long range air-to-air missiles.

Few minutes ago Konashenkov said "After saving the pilot, we have transformed their camps in to hell. We from the air, and the Syrians with their artillery."

The Russian retaliatory strike was also confirmed by the rebels. Out of excited tones, the rebels posted on the network that they suffered heavy losses due to Russian bombing.

(Photo: MoD Fed. Russian)