the Russian Embassy in Syria confirmed the delivery of a batch of MiG-29 fighters of the Syrian army. This was the diplomatic mission said on his page on the social network Twitter.
it is Noted that this is the second batch of MiG-29 fighters from Russia in the framework of military and technical bilateral cooperation. Representatives of the Embassy said that the Syrian military has already started to carry out missions for the fighters.
on may 26, the African command of the U.S. armed forces (AFRICOM) reported that Russia delivered MiG-29 fighters and su-24 bombers for the Libyan mercenaries who are on the side of the Libyan national army (LNA).
it was Alleged that the transfer was carried out earlier in may, via an intermediate point in Syria, where even trying to re-paint technique to hide its origin. Later, the Pentagon added that it is about 14 aircraft.
In the state Duma statement AFRICOM denied. First Deputy Chairman of the Duma defense Committee, Andrei Krasov called information about the transfer of aviation “ugly American.”
