Atomic WARGAMES in Europe. Oreshnik Missiles to Belarus. Russian Drills in Mediterranean Sea (video) under USAF Poseidon Surveillance
In the cover image, one of the Zircon missiles launched by Russian frigates in the Mediterranean Sea for an exercise and the anomalous path taken by a Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of the US Air Force departing from the NAS Italian base of Sigonella.
by Carlo Domenico Cristofori
The plot between Israeli Zionists, Turkish Muslim Brotherhood and NATO Intelligence to distract Russia from the now victorious War in Ukraine with an operation of mercenary jihadists in Syria has not had the desired effect. On the contrary…
Italy doormat of the Atlantic Alliance and the Zionists
In the short span of a few days, Moscow has implemented three immediate responses against the escalation towards a global conflict desired by the Atlantic Alliance in which Italy plays the part of the doormat, both for the American bases it hosts and for the inability to obtain respect from a geopolitical and military point of view.
The Israeli Air Force, in fact, bombed Southern Lebanon, breaking the very fragile truce 70 times. And it did so 12 times on the very day that the Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto went to Beirut to meet his Lebanese counterpart Maurice Sleem, and the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces Joseph Aoun.
Crosetto subsequently went to the Shama Military Base where the headquarters of the Sassari Brigade of the Italian Army is located in the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission, which in recent weeks has been the target of multiple attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces artillery.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised and immediately implemented on the battlefield his support for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, who Italian national TV RAI News would like to see defeated by the Islamic terrorists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), heirs of Al Qaeda’s Al Nusra Front which, it is worth remembering, was the perpetrator of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
“The opposition march continues” in Syria, in “Idlib, Hama and Homs, and the target is, of course, Damascus,” said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaking to journalists after Friday prayers and confirming himself as the director of the arming of NATO’s mercenary jihadists.
Russian Nuclear Missile Exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
But Putin’s response was felt throughout the Mediterranean Sea through exercises conducted by the Moscow fleet docked in the Syrian port of Tartus, which weighed anchor to test the use of the deadly Zircon missile, one of the powerful hypersonic medium-range vectors capable of carrying a powerful nuclear warhead.
Some specialized sites that often spread military “hoaxes” such as Avia.Pro have announced the departure of Russian ships from Syria due to the escalation of the conflict.
«At the moment, there are no clear signs indicating that Russia is abandoning Syria, but considering recent developments, a “Plan B” cannot be ruled out. Russia’s two main bases in Syria are Latakia, which hosts a significant airbase with aircraft from both the Air Force (Su-24, Su-25, Su-30, and Su-34) and the Navy (notably the long-range maritime patrol Il-38), and the naval base in Tartus» ItaMilRadar, a website specializing in military aeronautical movements, clarified.
Turkish-backed Jihadists (for now) not Planned to Penetrate Russian Military Bases in Syria
The similar site MIlitarnyi reports that «The Russian contingent at the Khmeimim air base evacuated air defense systems to the port of Tartus».
But it has confirmed that: «The latest satellite images of the port of Tartus show the presence of three ships there as of December 6: the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the Project 11356 frigate Admiral Grigorovich, the oil tanker Vyazma, and the Warsawan class submarine».
«Tartus is critical for Moscow as it is Russia’s only naval base in the Mediterranean, even more so after the closure of the Turkish Straits following the aggression against Ukraine and the isolation of the Black Sea Fleet. In recent years, the presence at Tartus has fluctuated and is now limited to a handful of surface vessels and a single submarine» it adds.
But the issue is another. Right in the Syrian port are moored the 2 Gorshkov-class frigates 454 and 461 that are suitable for the transport and launch of Zircon missiles with nuclear warheads.
That is why they disappeared from Tartus for a whole day on Deecember, 3: because from there they went to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct missile drills together with the Kilo-class submarine Novorossyisk and the Admiral Grigorovich, an anti-submarine and anti-aircraft frigate with stealth characteristics.
As confirmed by the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the exercises were attended by more than 1,000 soldiers, 10 ships and support vessels, 24 aircraft, including MiG-31I fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and Bastion coastal missile systems.
On December, 6, ItaMIlRadar has written:
«The absence of the Russian fleet from Tartus led many analysts to conclude that the ships had left due to developments in Syria. However, it later became clear that Russian naval units were engaged in a large-scale exercise in the eastern Mediterranean. Recent satellite images confirm this: on Friday (the latest date with available images), Russian ships had returned to Tartus. Specifically, the Syrian port hosted two frigates (Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Golovko), a submarine (Novorossiysk), and a tanker (Vyazma».
Meanwhile, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the tanker Yelma are no longer in Syria, as they are heading home as part of a pre-planned rotation.
US Air Force Drones and Planes Frenetically Patrolling from Sigonella
The naval maneuvers have attracted the attention of the US Air Force. It seems that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, after a brief stop in Marseille, has returned to sea and is currently sailing in the lower Tyrrhenian Sea, presumably heading south.
Meanwhoile a new mission of a US Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C (reg. 169660 – c/s BLACKCAT5) over the Eastern Mediterranean. The drone patrolled the entire eastern coastline, from Syria to Israel, without conducting any specific orbits.
«Notably, yesterday we also tracked a BLACKCAT mission, which instead focused on Libya, particularly the eastern part, where the port of Tobruk is located—a potential destination for the Russian fleet should they leave Syria» adds ITaMilRadar which then reports another anomalous movement.
«After observing an unusual flight by a USN Boeing P-8A over the southern Tyrrhenian Sea yesterday, today we are tracking a similar mission. A Poseidon aircraft, registered as 169586, took off from NAS Sigonella and is currently conducting a mission off the coast of Lazio (Italy). It is flying at a relatively low altitude of 15,000 feet, following a crescent-shaped route. The aircraft is operating near Fiumicino Airport, within an area strictly regulated by ATC, and the nature of its mission remains unknown».
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (originally known as the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a maritime patrol aircraft designed and built by the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
There is a strong possibility that the aircraft is hunting some Russian submarine.
At the height of tension between Moscow and Washington, Putin’s navy sent 11 nuclear submarines near the Atlantic coast of the USA, which were then followed by the mission to Cuba of the frigate Admiral Gorshkov with exercises with the Zircon missile
The Powerful Oreshnik Hypersonic Missiles in Belarus
Russia’s Oreshnik missile system may be deployed in Belarus in the second half of 2025, President Vladimir Putin has said.
“As far the possibility of deploying such, let’s say, formidable weapons as the Oreshnik in Belarus is concerned, since we have signed today an agreement on security guarantees with the use of all available forces and means, I consider the deployment of such systems as the Oreshnik in Belarus possible,” Putin said after a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
He added that this would become possible in the second half of next year as the serial production of these systems in Russia increased and the missile systems entered service with the Russian strategic missile forces.
Putin warned of the need for addressing some technicalities before the deployment of the Oreshnik system in Belarus.
This is yet another weapon capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, such as the heavy mobile Sarmat-type missiles that were already sent to Moscow’s ally last year when there was an escalation caused by the supply of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine by the US and UK.
“Of course, there are a number of technical issues here for the specialists to address, namely, the determination of the minimum range with due regard for the security priorities of Belarus,” he said. “It takes specialists to look into this matter.”
The Russian president remarked that deploying the Oreshnik in Belarus would not require heavy spending.
deployment of the Oreshnik in Belarus – TASS) in the light of the fact that it will also require minimal costs. Belarus has retained certain infrastructural capabilities, inherited from the Soviet era, so the placement of such systems in Belarus will involve minimal spending to have infrastructure up and running,” Putin explained.
“Of course, despite the fact that they (Oreshnik systems – TASS) will be part and parcel of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, nevertheless, the selection of targets on the territory of a probable enemy will certainly be a prerogative of the military and political leadership of Belarus. We will discuss everything in the working mode,” Putin promised.
“For now, I can only say – the experts understand it well: the shorter the range, the greater the strike power of the warhead,” he stated. “We will discuss the technicalities later.”
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