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Russian airspace control means detects an air target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea



March 7, 2019 - 05:00






Russian means of airspace control detected an air target approaching the State border of the Russian Federation over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.

A Su-27 fighter jet on duty scrambled to intercept the target.







The crew of the Russian fighter approached a safe distance to the air object and identified it as a RS-135 spy airplane of the US Air Force.

After it left the Russian air border of Russia, the Su-27 from the air defence duty force returned to the home airfield.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220521@egNews






Russian and Syrian joint coordination headquarters report on plight of the Syrians illegally seized by the US-controlled armed gangs in the Rukban camp



March 7, 2019 - 10:15







JOINT EMERGENCY STATEMENT

"On plight of the Syrians illegally seized by the US-controlled armed gangs in the Rukban camp"

March 7, 2019

For 1,771 days now - since the end of spring 2014 - as the Syrians, who were forced to leave their homes, fleeing the ISIS militants have been actually seized in a military blockade on the border of Jordan and Syria.

According to the adviser to Coordinator of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Rana Zakut, the humanitarian situation in the Rukban camp has reached a critical stage. The lack of the bare necessities and basic services, combined with serious security risks, force residents to seek to leave its territory as soon as possible. According to the UN, the number of people willing to leave the area is 95% of the total population of the camp, or about 40,000 people.

The total lack of medical care is a key factor in the development of the humanitarian crisis in the Rukban. Most of the refugees are among the most vulnerable categories of the population - mainly women, children under five, elderly and disabled people. Due to the most severe sanitary and epidemiological situation in the camp, many of them suffer from skin diseases, influenza, measles, tuberculosis, asthma, and diabetes. Moreover, cases of cholera and leprosy have been reported.

The cemetery located close to the camp is being replenished with new graves, including group ones. In November 2018, the World Health Organization, together with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), pointed out the extremely high mortality rate in the Rukban camp, where more than 100 people die every month.

UN convoys and one-time vaccinations cannot prevent further degradation of the humanitarian situation in Rukban. Only immediate evacuation from the camp can save people.

The Jordanian authorities, referring to security issues and difficult economic situation in the country, refuse to open the border for refugees to enter their territory; the only way to escape remains - the humanitarian corridor provided by the government of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Due to the lack of funds for transportation costs to move within the 55-kilometer al-Tanf zone and large sums extorted by US-controlled gangs from everyone who wants to leave the area are the main obstacles that do not give Syrians in Rukban to take the advantage of the opportunity provided by the Syrian leadership.

It is to be reminded that there are comfortable buses for the free transportation provided by the Syrian government for families of temporarily displaced persons in each locality chosen by the Rukban residents. The authorities of the Syrian Arab Republic have provided all the necessary guarantees to ensure the safe, voluntary, informed and dignified return of Syrian citizens.

Only actions of the US command in the al-Tanf zone that refuses to guarantee the safe exit of the Syrians from Rukban through the zone they control and ensure their right to free (without payment) access to the places of permanent residence hampers the most important humanitarian operation to rescue Syrian citizens.

After making sure that the United States is indifferent to the lives of tens of thousands of ordinary Syrians, whom they cynically sacrifice their own interests in the region, we once again appeal to the world community who regard themselves to the civilized world, and above all to the United Nations, to start to act, once and for all, to solve a problem that lasts for years and takes thousands of human lives, to be principled and show the so-called world hegemon to the inadmissibility of places like the Rukban camp.

We also turn to Jordan, as a country on the border with which this hotbed of terrorism, disease and poverty is located, a country that, along with Syria, is suffering the negative consequences of the gravest humanitarian crisis in the neighboring republic. We hope for the further participation of our Jordanian colleagues in humanitarian initiatives for repatriation of Syrian refugees and active participation in early elimination of the Rukban camp, which will contribute to the overall stabilization of the situation in the region, and is in the interests of Jordan.

The civilized world has no right to look at it without taking decisive measures to save people, first of all, elderly people, women and children!


Head of Russian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Head of National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation

Mizintsev M.

Head of Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Local Administration Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

Makhlouf H.





The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220556@egNews






JOINT STATEMENT "On plight of the Syrians illegally seized by the US-controlled armed gangs in the Rukban camp"



March 8, 2019 - 10:00



JOINT STATEMENT

"On plight of the Syrians illegally seized by the US-controlled armed gangs in the Rukban camp"

(March 8, 2019)

Today is the 1,772nd day of suffering of Syrian citizens forcibly detained in Rukban refugee camp by US-controlled armed groups, creating lawlessness in the occupied Al-Tanf zone.

At a time when the whole world congratulates the beautiful half of humanity with International Women's Day, tens of thousands of Syrian mothers with children continue to be in catastrophic, inhuman camp conditions!

March 8 is a special date and an excellent occasion for all men to show the best qualities.

In this particular case, it could be a solution to the problem of the Rukban camp through granting the freedom to its residents.

Violence, poverty and disease, hunger and cold are only a small part of what the women of this camp have to fight every day.

Once again, we call on the United States to reconsider its position vis-ŕ-vis the Syrians who suffer in Rukban. To have the courage to finally take a decisive step towards mercy and humanity, giving mothers and their children in the camp freedom and the opportunity to build a bright future in their native places.


Head of Russian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Head of National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation

Mizintsev M.

Head of Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Local Administration Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

Makhlouf H.





The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220670@egNews






JOINT STATEMENT "On plight of the Syrians illegally seized by the US-controlled armed gangs in the Rukban camp"



March 9, 2019 - 10:00



Today is alredy 1,773-th day of suffering of Syrian citizens forcibly detained in Rukban refugee camp by US-controlled armed groups in the occupied Al-Tanf zone.

The situation in the camp is still catastrophic, its inhabitants survive in the most difficult conditions, daily facing violence from the militants. Children suffer the most. Infants born without food and medical care, sanitation and infectious diseases have little chance to survive. According to relatives of the camp residents, most of the daily deaths in Rukban are children under the age of two.

As time goes by, and while the United States, hiding behind the supposedly interests of Rukban residents, demand ideal conditions for temporarily displaced persons from long-suffering Syria. There will simply be no one to save.

At the same time, the Syrian authorities, together with their allies and international humanitarian organizations, are doing everything necessary to ensure a decent life for citizens and even more!

We welcome the desire of the government of Jordan for the provision of comprehensive assistance to Syrians residing in the Kingdom, in their quest to return to their pre-war homes and look forward to the continued participation of our Jordanian colleagues in the implementation of initiatives for the return of Syrian refugees and the speedy liquidation of Rukban camp.

Once again, we call on the United States to finally make efforts to eliminate Rukban camp, to ensure the safety of refugees wishing to return to their places of their residence, and to leave the illegally occupied territory of Syria.


Head of Russian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Head of National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation

Mizintsev M.

Head of Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Local Administration Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

Makhlouf H.





The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220760@egNews






JOINT STATEMENT by joint coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic "On the contradictions in the statements of USA when discussing Rukban camp» (March 10, 2019)



March 10, 2019 - 10:00



Today is the 1,774th day of suffering of Syrian citizens forcibly detained in Rukban refugee camp by US-controlled armed groups, creating lawlessness in the occupied Al-Tanf zone.

We have repeatedly pointed to the hypocrisy of the American side, which declares its commitment to recognized humanitarian values, but at the same time does nothing to implement them.

The representative of the US-led international coalition against ISIS in Syria Sean Ryan said there are no obstacles to the free movement of Rukban camp refugees.

At the same time, the first Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Alex Hawke, authorized to discuss the problems of Rukban camp, outlined a number of conditions to allow residents of the camp to freely leave its territory.

He made it clear that only the American side can influence the so-called "rebels" and guarantee the non-use of force from their side, as well as to inform the refugees about the readiness of the Syrian government to provide decent living conditions for returning citizens.

In his questions to the Russian and Syrian sides, Alex Hawke demonstrates concern and the need to create decent conditions for the return of the residents of Rukban camp. It is known that there are unsanitary conditions and diseases, cold and hunger flourish in the camp.

Are the temporary tents next to the cemetery and dump better than the new houses and schools built and demonstrated by the administration of Damascus province?

Based on the principles of humanism, confirmed not by words, but by concrete actions, we once again call on the world community to open its eyes to the situation in Rukban camp, not to succumb to the US assurances about the care shown to ordinary Syrians, to believe only the facts and real deeds.


Head of Russian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Head of National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation

Mizintsev M.

Head of Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees - Local Administration Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

Makhlouf H.





The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220844@egNews






Joint US-Norway mission to perform an observation flight over the territory of the Russian Federation



March 10, 2019 - 23:58







In the period on March 11-16, within the framework of the international Treaty on Open skies, the joint US-Norway mission will perform an observation flight over the territory of the Russian Federation on the US OS-135B observation aircraft from the Khabarovsk (Novy) airfield.

During the flight along the agreed route, Russian specialists on board the observation aircraft will monitor the strict observance of the agreed flight parameters and application of the monitoring equipment stipulated by the contract.

The OC-135B observation aircraft is a type of airplane which is not designed to use any weapons. The aircraft and observation equipment installed on it (aerial cameras) underwent an international certification, in which Russian specialists took part, which precludes the use of technical means not covered by the treaty.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220914@egNews






The Russian Federation to carry out an observation flight over the territory of the Benelux



March 10, 2019 - 23:59







In the framework of the international Treaty on Open skies, the Russian Federation is to perform an observation flight on the Russian AN-30B surveillance aircraft over the Benelux territory.

The observation flight over the Benelux will be performed on March 11 - 15, 2019 from the Kechkemet open airfield, the maximum flight range will amount to 945 kilometers.

The Russian observation aircraft will fly along the agreed route, and the Benelux specialists on board will monitor the use of special equipment and compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on Open Skies.

Observation flights within the framework of the treaty are carried out in order to promote greater openness and transparency in the military activities of the participating States, as well as to enhance security through strengthening confidence-building measures.

This is the fifth observation flight made by the Russian Federation over the territories of the states-members of the treaty in 2019.




The source of information - http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/count...2220915@egNews
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