Is it:
a) They have inferior precision and intel, or
b) this is done with the purpose to create larger flow of refuges to other countries.
or both?
Is it:
a) They have inferior precision and intel, or
b) this is done with the purpose to create larger flow of refuges to other countries.
or both?
It might be that the standard hide weapons in schools, hospitals, and mosques gambit is in play and the Russians will accept inflicting the collateral damage necessary to get at the weapons.
Or is it false reporting?
Hmmmmm
Not all of the idiots here cheering Russia on in their quest to basically take over the Middle East with all of its valuable resources and strategic military value are actual Putinistas. Many I suspect are simply small-minded and/or profoundly ignorant.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow's continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which is monitoring a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, reported that its monitors had seen a mobile TOS-1 'Buratino' weapons system for the first time.
The Buratino is equipped with thermobaric warheads which spread a flammable liquid around a target and then ignite it. It can destroy several city blocks in one strike and cause indiscriminate damage.
Only Russia produces the system and it was not exported to Ukraine before the conflict broke out, according to IHS Jane's Group and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, which track arms exports.
The OSCE's findings are embarrassing for the Kremlin, which has turned down its rhetoric on Ukraine and shifted attention to Syria, where it has begun air strikes. The report comes before President Vladimir Putin holds talks in Paris on Friday with the leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine on the peace process.
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