Live From Syria: See How Russian Units Broke Through Encirclement in Idlib
Today Russia warned the US, that all attempts to shoot Russian units by the Syrian opposition will be severely suppressed. This was told recently in the Ministry of Defence. On the eve, because of the provocation of US intelligence services near Hama, 29 Russian MP officers were surrounded by militants.
To unblock and release our servicemen during the military operations, a special group was created and operates in the special forces. As a result, all Russian and Syrian military broke and left the ring. The details of the operation were disclosed to our special correspondent, Alexander Rudenko.
The shelling is continuing, it just doesn't stop. These are the first minutes of battle between the Jabhat Al-Nusra terrorists and our MPs. Early morning in the province of Idlib. 29 Russian policemen and a detachment of Syrian military are surrounded. Half an hour of intense fire, and there are the first wounded at the positions. Quick, get the medicine. Right away! Direct hit in the building, the roof collapsed, Sadykov's wounded were carried, and the commander began to provide medical assistance.
Dust from the mortar rain gave militants advantage. In the smoke screen, the bandits managed to come close to the positions of the Russian MPs. Large-caliber machine guns began to fire, which, however, quickly became silent.
The enemy was practically defeated and destroyed, and we had the opportunity to load the wounded personnel into the capsule and go to the permanent deployment point. The MPs who got into the alteration are alive, and now on the base near Hama. They show the vehicles on which they were evacuated.
Several Kamaz and Urals are like sieves. The terrorists literally peppered with lead all the vehicles of the Russian MP detachment. The intensity of fire can be judged by this water carrier: the driver's cabin is shot-up with bullets, flat tires, and a giant hole in the tank from a 120-mm mortar round. To break out and liberate our soldiers during the fighting, a special group was created in the special forces.
People who can't show their faces show a helmet. The bullet went through it, without touching the head, and froze. The lucky soldier is in the special forces detachment, he and 15 others created a corridor to evacuate the policemen.
The fighting lasted 7 hours, with the enemy many times superior in numbers and vehicles, with the support of our aviation, attack aircraft, and attack helicopters. They attacked with every weapon possible: Grad, mortars. Militant losses are estimated in hundreds.
Several dozen vehicles were destroyed. There were no losses from our side. Only 3 people wounded. A miracle, plus our commander, my wife called me and said to give him a big thank you. Anyone will say this, thanks to him. That everyone is alive and well. I would not say that this is luck, it's the coordinated actions of the whole team, that already experienced similar situations, So not a miracle. No, I don't believe in miracles. Russian Ministry of Defence also doesn't believe in miracles.
The department has already stated that the attack of the Jabhat Al-Nusra terrorists is nothing but a provocation. And the US special services initiated it. This was done specifically to slow the advance of the Syrian army in another direction, east of Deir ez-Zor. Anyway, the provocation did not achieve results.
Alexander Rudenko, Dmitry Vishkevich, Andrey Yurchuk. From Syria — Vesti.