There are victims and wounded. This attack in Syria was already called the act of aggression. Political scientists suggest that the use of force against an independent state can cause extremely dangerous consequences. As noted, Washington used false information, about alleged Himataka as a reason for applying a strike. Although the organization for the prohibition of Himorad confirmed that all poisonous ammunition in Syria were destroyed - with the exception of those that remained in the territory controlled by terrorists.

"Tomaagavka" cut the sky at 3:40 am local time. Several dozen winged missiles - about 60 - were released on Syria from two American destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea. The goal is the airfield of the Syrian Air Force in the province of Homs, from where they believed in Washington, last week and was launched by the estimated chemical attack.

The United States for the first time was purposefully hit by the troops of Bashar Assad. According to the direct order of the commander-in-chief - President Donald Trump. Turning to the nation from Florida, where he is waiting for negotiations by the Chairman of the PRC Si Jinping, Trump explained the decision to put a missile strike of the "life interests of the United States".

"The vital interests of the United States is to prevent and deterrence the distribution and use of deadly chemical weapons. There is no doubt that Syria used prohibited chemical weapons, violating his obligations under the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and many UN Security Council resolutions. All the recent attempts to change the behavior of Assad suffered a dramatic failure, "said Donald Trump.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson The stake of guilt for the current development of events in Syria laid on Russia, which, in his opinion, and these words report Reuters, could not embody the agreement on the Syrian chemical weapons concluded in 2013. At the same time, Tillerson allowed himself to declare that Moscow or "is involved", or "incompetent."

In just a couple of hours before the start of the attack, negotiations fell in the UN Security Council, where they discussed three draft resolution on the situation in Syria, but the parties could not agree.

"It's no secret that all these discussions in the Sat proceeds against the background of a real information hype for the preparation of a military operation. We get on this topic and direct signals that such military operation prepare. Most of all surprises that no one wonders about the possible consequences. We are now directly told at consultations that the authors of this kind of plans need to think threaten, to see what Military shares in Iraq have led to Libya, in other countries. All possible consequences will lie on the conscience of those who think about such a kind of projects, "said Vladimir Safronkov's deputy postphem in the UN.

"Very serious discharge of tensions in Syria, it is very big risks. This is again awesome on the part of American politicians, whom, it seems, not taught their own mistakes in the war with Iraq in 2003, nor with allies on NATO War in Libya in 2011, because the Americans did not answer the question And then, then they struck strikes, weakened the Government of Assad, and then, after all, in Syria, a full chaos may form in Syria, and, moreover, it is also a blows on peaceful efforts that lately Russia together with Syria, other intermediaries in order to find a peaceful way to resolve the Syrian Process, "said Elena Suponev's advisor to the director of the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies.

Syrian state television called the rocket strike of the US Armed Forces on the Governmental Base of Act Act.

"The steps on the displacement of Assad are already being undertaken," said the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, although literally the other day Washington stated that the task of overthrowing the regime is no longer worth it. The amazing turn of the Trump administration is 180 degrees.

"By a strange coincidence, the sharp tightening of American attitude towards Assad occurred after a couple of days after his mitigation (the other day the White House stated that the displacement of the current regime does not relate to priority tasks). There is a steady impression that with this thesis did not agree in the Pentagon, nor in the American intelligence services, and Trump immediately embellished to the next wall "irrefutable evidence." How not to remember the notorious Iraqi test tube Colin Powell? " - said Konstantin Kosachev.

It is obvious that the states went to this act of aggression, not even disassembled. For the demonstration of the force, the first pretext that came across was used - not the proven use of the chimustion of Damascus, although the investigations on this occasion did not even begin. At the same time, repeated use by militants forbidden ISIL and "An-Nusra" in Iraq and Syria, the West did not notice.

Congressmen, including republican, outraged by the Trump: The President is obliged to receive permission to host them by the Constitution. And they learned from Syria from issues of news. Senator from the state of Kentucky Rand Paul reminded the tramp that previous cases of Washington intervention in the affairs of this region did not increase the security of the United States, and now, the floor considers, will also.

As a result of rocket strikes in Syria, there are dead and wounded, it is reported that the airfield suffered greatly. The provincial governor believes that the United States only help their actions to the terrorists.

"Fire extinguishing and evacuation of people, wounded as a result of a strike on the airfield lasts for several hours. This attack has become an act of aggression from the United States, which support terrorist groups. The purpose of American missiles was an object that plays an important role in the fight against militants. It did not surprise us, we came across this before, and surely it will repeat. But, no matter what, we will continue our war with terrorists, "said the governor of the province of Homs Talal Barazi.

The situation in Syria sharply aggravated last week: on the outskirts of the village Khan-Sheikhun dozens of people died from the use of chemical weapons. Washington accused Assad's troops to use forbidden Metol, Damascus denyed everything, and the Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that Syrian aviation hit a wallad, where the terrorists, as it turned out, was kept including prohibited chemical ammunition.

Right holder illustration Reuters Image Caption. On the frames taken on the base, the burnt hangars with airplanes in them are visible.

For a strike on the Syrian Air Base, the USA was used 59 Tomahawk winged missiles. These high-precision ammunition that can break through the opponent's missile defense is expensive weapons: each rocket costs the American budget about a million dollars.

Thus, the Americans decided to punish the regime of Bashar Assad, which they accused of using chemical weapons against the inhabitants of the small village of Khan Sheikhun, as a result of which more than 70 people were killed, many of whom are children.

How damage was caused by the airbase, it is difficult to judge - contradictory information comes from Syrian sources in the field, from official Damascus and from the Russian military.

Nevertheless, it can be assumed that the rockets destroyed several aircraft, warehouses and other buildings at the airfield.

How did it happen?

On the night of April 7, the destroyers of the US Navy "Ross" and "Porter" from the Water area of \u200b\u200bthe Mediterranean Sea released 59 Tomaagavk Wild Rockets on the Syrian Air Base Shaurat in Homs Province.

The air base belonged to the Syrian government forces, but the Russian Air Force aircraft use it as a "airfield of the fading" during combat departures.

Information about the affected Russian military, or on damage to the Russian military property was not officially reported.

The United States was warned by Russia about the upcoming strike, and perhaps if Russian experts were on the basis, they managed to evacuate them. The representative of Pentagon said that during the planning of the operation, the US military did everything to avoid the death of the Russian and Syrian military.

As a result, the US airwater killed 10 military, reported in the Syrian army. Syry's state news agency SANA reports the death of nine civilians, including four children. According to the agency, the dead lived in the village near the airbase. Many houses in the base area were seriously damaged.

On Friday, in the morning, after hitting the airfield, it became known that Russia suspends the action of a memorandum with the United States to prevent incidents and ensuring aviation flight safety during surgery in Syria.

Image Caption. Winged Rocket "Tomahawk"

It was this mechanism that the Americans used to prevent the shelling of the base on which Russians could be located. Between the two countries there are channels of communication, but this, closed after shelling, was created precisely for the rapid exchange of operational information.

Is there a pro?

Russian systems about C-200, C-300, C-400 and "Buk-M2" are accommodated at Hmeimim Air Base in Syrian Latakia. The main task of these complexes is a cover from the air of Russian military objects.

In addition, the coast is periodically placed by rocket cruisers "Moscow" and "Varyag", which are also equipped with a seaside version of the C-300 - the Fort SPC, though now these ships there, judging by open sources, no.

Finally, at the air base, there are also complexes of a small radius of action that protect, including long-distance SPP, including from the winged rockets.

The Syrian air defense troops are equipped with a long-range range of actions, Middle "Beech-M2E", as well as various low-radius systems.

Right holder illustration Reuters Image Caption. The blow applied destroyers deployed in the Mediterranean

C-200VE systems were involved in mid-March to intercepting Israeli fighters who have hit the territory of Syria, but no rocket struck the goal. One interceptor missile.

Why weren't the "tomahawk" were not shot down?

Russian complexes posted in Latakia are able to deal with the wicked rockets, including the Tomahawk class, but only with those that are sent to the object in close proximity to them.

Airfield Shaurat is at a great distance from Latakia (about 100 kilometers), and flying rockets flying at low height simply impossible to track the radar.

Right holder illustration Reuters Image Caption. Air Base Shaurat in April 2017

The interception was also complicated by a small time of rockets, as well as large amounts, 59 "Tomahavkov" were released.

The air base itself, apparently, was not covered with air systems that are able to shoot down the winged rockets.

On Friday, the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Igor Konashenkov, said that "in the near future a set of measures to strengthen and improve the efficiency of the Syrian Armed Forces system will be implemented to cover the most sensitive objects of the Syrian infrastructure."

What kind of complexes will be posted, he did not say. It is also unknown, the defense of which objects will strengthen Russia.

What is damage?

Information on the damage that was applied by the airbase is very contrary to.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that as a result of the strike, the warehouse of material and technical property was destroyed, the educational building, the dining room, six in the repair hangars of the MiG-23 aircraft, as well as the radar station.

Prior to this, Russian state-owned media reported that, as a result of the air strike, nine aircraft were destroyed. Syrian journalist Tabet Salel told the BBC with reference to activists located in the north of Syria, which was destroyed by 14 aircraft, as well as take-off stripes, warehouses.

Right holder illustration Reuters Image Caption. The United States announced that the blow to the air base became retribution for the use of Syria Chemical Weapons

Finally, after a short time after hitting, the Syrian military reported that the base was "serious damage" under the database.

The correspondent of the Russian state television channel "News 24" Evgeny Poddubny, which is located in Syria, visited on the morning of April 7 at the base.

The victims of the affected hangars are visible on the personnel, in some of which there are no aircraft, as well as several burned fighters.

At one of the frames, the silhouette of a dilapidated aircraft is clearly visible, and it does not look like MiG-23, which reports russian ministry Defense. The plane is more like a heavy shock fighter Su-22.

Such aircraft are in service with the Air Force Air Force, and on the frames shot by the poddubny, the same intact fighters are visible on the same aerodrome.

What remains from Syrian aviation?

About how serious a blow to the Syrian Air Force is very difficult to judge. Firstly, it is definitely unknown how many and what fighters were destroyed, secondly, accurate data on how many aircraft is located as part of the Air Force for April 2017, also does not exist in open access. Finally, even less information about how many aircraft are in flight condition.

The site globalsecurity.org writes that in 2017, the Syrian Air Force was shock modifications fighters: 53-70 units MiG-21; 30-41 - MiG-23; 20 - MiG-29; 36-42 - Su-22; 11-20 - Su-24 (the latter - front-line bomber). In addition, according to the same source, the troops of Bashar Assad have and fighters for air combat: 20-30 - MiG-29; 2 - MiG-25; 39-50 - MiG-23.

Thus, even if you take a large number of losses of 14 aircraft, then even in this case the combat capability of the Air Force after impact, the rockets decreased not critical.

In addition, the Russian aviation group continues to operate in Syria, which was reduced in the spring of 2016. According to last year's data, it was at least at least the Su-24 squadron, as well as Su-30cm fighters and Su-35s and helicopters.

What time did the United States cost the aircraft?

The value of Tomahawk winged missiles varies depending on how modern is ammunition.

Right holder illustration Getty Images Image Caption. Russian aviation grouping remains in Syria, although in abbreviated

What exactly the missiles were shot by the destroyers on Friday morning, it is unknown, and therefore, according to data from open sources, the cost of volley 59 missiles can be from $ 30 million to 100 million.

The most approximate cost of MiG-23 and Su-22 fighters is from one to three million dollars.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Syrian armed forces were reflected in the West airwater reflection of the air defense agent C-125, C-200, "Beech" and "Square", which were produced in the USSR 30 years ago. "Syrian air defense systems C-125, C-200," Beech "and" Square "were involved in the reflection of the rocket strike. These air defense complexes were produced more than 30 years ago in the Soviet Union, "reported in the Ministry of Defense.

At the same time, all 12 winged rockets that were aimed at Dumayer Airport in the east of Damascus, were successfully shot down, added to.

According to the military, the entire coalition of the British, American and French forces has released about a hundred rockets in Syria.

"In the military and civilian objects of the Syrian Arab Republic of the United States of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, more than 100 winged missiles and air-earth missiles, were released," they told in the department.

As clarified in the ministry, the strikes were applied with two vehicles of the US naval forces from the Red Sea, tactical aviation over the Watercutter of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as American Strategic Support Bombers Rockwell B-1 Lancer from Et Tanne region.

In addition, it is known that the four British Panavia Tornado fighters that flew from the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom of Akrotiri in Cyprus, released winged rockets throughout the territory of Syria due to the boundaries of the country's airspace.

"We did not carry out any coordination with Russians relative to attacks and did not prevent them in advance. Conventional channels for avoiding conflicts in airspace were involved. For US blows, specially elected goals to reduce the risks that Russian forces will be involved, "said a high-ranking military USA.

He also stressed, the Russian side was notified of the US use and their allies of Syria's airspace, but this did not imply "coordination on goals or planning".

On the evening of April 13, the US President gave an order to apply missile strikes in the Syrian territory in response to the intended use of chemical weapons in the city 10 km from Damascus. The UK and France joined the attack, reports RT. . Military actions against Syria condemned the Russian and Iranian side, transfers NSN .

"This is a high degree of probability an attempt to create difficulties for the OPCW mission, just today that starts its work in Guta, or to disrupt it at all," said Kosachev, RIA Novosti reports.

"Judging by what can be observed on video photography from helicopters, the United States has not achieved the task," said the former deputy commission of the Russian Air Force, Lieutenant-General in the resignation of Atech Baizhev. The expert also commented on the reasons why the work of the Syrian air defense was not too effective, and told that he would give the Russian military analysis of the telemetry of American missiles.

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SPC) are guaranteed to cover the objects of the Navy of Russia in Tartus and VKS on the basis of hmeimim. The airbag of the VKS is protected by air defense systems C-400 and "shell". The material and technical support of the military fleet in Tartus covers the grouping of "shells" and C-300. This information on Friday was distributed by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

Combat calculations of Russian air defense systems in Syria are duty in the round-the-clock mode, Konashenkov TASS quotes.

So the official representative of the Ministry of Defense commented on the situation under the US Rocket Attack in Syria. The Base of Government Forces Syria Shayrat in the province of Homs, which was killed by at least 10 people, including peaceful citizens died. President Vladimir Putin and the Soviet of Russia qualified what happened as an act of aggression against a sovereign state.

Of the 59 winged missiles issued with the US Navy destroyers, only 23 flies to the goal, stated Konashenkov (though, the Americans approve quite different). Konashenkov also reported that the Ministry of Defense plans to strengthen and increase the efficiency of the Syrian air defense system.

Is it possible to avoid an American strike, for example, covering the Syrian database with the help of S-300 and C-400? The former Deputy Commanded of the Russian Air Force, Lieutenant-General Atech Baiewy, answered these and other issues in conversation with a newspaper.

Look: Atech Magomedovich, do you agree with the assessment of Igor Konashenkov that the American massive rocket blow to the Syrian Air Base Shaurat had extremely low combat efficiency?

Atech Byev:Judging by the fact that you can observe the video from helicopters, the United States has not achieved the task. Main: Base Base Stripes Shayrat - FIGHTING, Also in the warboard, and part of the aircraft. Caponians some are out of order, some remained. Some damage to the airfield suffered, but combat readiness, in general, was saved.

Look: at the same time, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Major General Igor Konashenkov noted that out of 59 missiles only 23 flies from the US Navy destroyers to the Syrian air base.

A. B.: A lot of winged rockets were released. But according to the results: the efficiency of the operation, of course, is low. Flight tasks were not performed. 23 Rockets reached the goal, and it says that either the rockets have not been checked for a long time or outdated in storage time. For evaluation and analysis you need time.

Look: why was 59 Tomahawk winged missiles, nor less?

A. B.: The military has a calculation of the outfit for the objects. The amount of ammunition is calculated for each object, which will help perform a combat task. Calculation of the outfit was such: about 60 "Tomahaws" will be enough to fulfill the task - to destroy this airfield as an object. After all, they are powerful, they have a fairly powerful combat part. But not all managed to do.

Looking: Is it possible to compare the launches of Tomahawk missiles on efficiency with the launch of the Kalibr missiles?

A. B.: Rockets "Caliber" Newest Development. Tomahawn in 1983 was developed, but they are still fairly effective. So that tactical and technical characteristics "Calibra" and "Tomahaws" are approximately the same: and by flight range, and in accuracy.

Look: Why was a missile blow in principle possible? How should the Syrian Air Force base be protected so that you could avoid hitting?

A. B.: In view of the high speed of "Tomahawk", as well as their small reflective surface, the Syrian air defense system turned out to be ineffective. There were not our S-400 SPC, "Panciri" ... It is necessary to understand whether there was a radar field on the airport, whether the means of air defense were installed on duty for the protection of the airfield, if they stood, then what outdated or not. In a day or two, all this will be clear.

Look: in the media and social networks, the question immediately arose - why did not follow the response from the Russian S-300 and C-400 complexes?

A. B.: Our air defense complexes are there where the Hmeimim airfield. And the Americans knew that. The blow was convinced, that is, with such a calculation so that Tomaagavka was not included in the zone of defeat of our anti-aircraft missile systems.

In addition, for the application of strikes should be very serious causes, as it can provoke martialctions between Russia and America. Moreover, they warned us, as expected, in two hours according to the existing communication channels, which will strike, so that we export all your strength and tools from there.

View: Konashenkov also said that the Ministry of Defense now plans to strengthen and increase the efficiency of the Syrian air defense system. How can I do that?

A. B.: There must be intergovernmental agreements. The Syrian side should appeal to us to assist, and then will consider issues. This is already a political component.

Look: whether the Russian military should trace the flight of American missiles. In other words, whether the analysis of Telemetry "Tomahavkov" would be carried out? And what will it give?

AB: You can not doubt that the analysis and "analysis of flights" is already coming: from where and how the punch was applied by the wrecks, as he was organized and what was accompanied. In similar cases, it always happens. For example: When in 1981, the Americans struck in Libya, the command of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union decided to simulate this blow during the exercise. The General Staff has developed such imitation, and about a month later, in the area of \u200b\u200bNovorossiysk and Rostov-on-Don, the air defense systems were inspected. Also, as in the case of an American operation, "approach" from the sea was held. The exercises were also called - "Libyan Effect". So in this case, everything you need will be studied and modeled to verify the possibilities of anti-heart defense.