Israel’s Air Defense Forces commander said Russia military in Syria not a threat

Speaking at a press conference for Juniper Cobra 2016, commander of Israel’s Air Defense Forces assured reporters that the Russian military now deployed to Syria is not a threat.

Будни авиагруппы ВКС РФ на аэродроме Хмеймим в Сирии (40)
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Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade was responsible for MH17 disaster

The Bellingcat team of investigative citizen journalists have published a new report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The team concluded that the Buk unit that fired the missile was from Russia’s 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Investigation of the crash site of MH-17
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