Putin STRIKES BACK: Russian fighter jet SINKS boat near Syria in 'warning to US and NATO'
A RUSSIAN fight jet has been filmed sinking a patrol boat with a barrage of missiles near
Syria in what has been described as "a warning for the US and NATO fleet".
Dramatic footage shows a multifunctional Su-30SM fighter obliterating a decommissioned Petya-class
Syrian patrol vessel in the Mediterranean.
The patrol boat was blown to smithereens with X-35 anti-ship missiles as part of joint training
exercises with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to pro-Kremlin
media.
In the chilling video, a stream of smoke can be seen shooting into the sky after the aircraft
fires a salvo of missiles at the mock enemy vessel.
Debris from the ship scatters across the sea before a second rocket flies into the warship,
finishing off and drowning the target.
The strike was reportedly carried out on April 15 – 24 hours after Britain, France and
the US launched a bomb attack on suspected chemical weapons facilities in Syria.
US President Donald Trump ordered the strike in response to an alleged chemical attack
on civilians and rebels in Douma, Eastern Ghouta.
Putin reacted angrily, calling the airstrikes an "act of aggression" against Syria,
whose regime relies on Russia for military support.
The sinking of the ship was "a warning for the US and NATO fleet", claimed Rusnevsa,
a site highlighting military activities in eastern Ukraine and Syria.
Another account reported that soon afterwards a French naval destroyer in the vicinity moved
towards Cyrpus, followed by a US warship.
The footage was supposedly shot by a Russian military drone.
However, it has not been released by the defence ministry in Moscow, and there was no independent
confirmation.
Su-30SM fighter jets took part in large-scale military drills near Europe in preparation
for an "enemy" attack earlier this week.
Vladimir Putin has ordered soldiers from Russia's Western Military District (WMD) to practice
50 military operations.
Military drills include repelling an "enemy's air attack" and launching "massive airstrikes"
against invading forces, a spokesperson for the WMD said.
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