Demonstration of the flag

Why were the Russian military landing in Karakas?

On Sunday, information appeared that in Karakas at the Maiketiy International Airport, two Russian military military military aircraft An-124 Ruslan (onboard number RA-82035) and IL-62 (RA-86496) landed. Having flew out of the Syrian Latakia, military transport aircraft made an intermediate landing in Dakar (Senegal).

Venezuelan journalist Javier Majork reported the details: two sides brought 99 military personnel, among them the chief of the Ground Forces of the Ground Forces-the first deputy head of the head of the Ground Forces of Russia, Colonel General Vasily Tonkoshkurov.

At the airport of Russians, the head of the Department of International Relations of the Army of Venezuela, Vice Admiral Marianni Mata, representative of the National Guard, Edgar Colin Reyes and Russian diplomats.

An-124 Ruslan delivered 35 tons of cargo to Karakas. This is despite the fact that the carrying capacity of this aircraft is 120 tons. That is, the plane flew into Venezuela half empty.

Already on Monday, the Associated Press agency, citing sources in the Venezuela government, reported that Russian troops arrived in Venezuela to conduct the maintenance of the country's armed forces and the training of Venezuens.

But this message only intensified the discussion on social networks of other versions of the reasons for the landing in Karakas of the Russian military landing.

From the evacuation of Maduro and the Russian Embassy in case of aggravation of the situation in the country - to the prevention of provocation against Russian diplomats similar to the events of September 2012, when the US Ambassador to Libya was killed in Libyan Benghazi.

Specialists interviewed by us with experience in special operations outside Russia, and the official position, and the version of the special operation were called dubious.

1. In the case of a special operation, the arrival of the Russian military in Karakas would not be so demonstrative. It would be without a solemn meeting at the airport. And the flight would be calculated so that the landing was made at night ... To cover the transfer, in parallel with the main side, two or three aircraft with a humanitarian, for example.

2. The version of "Technology service" is similar to a joke. There are no latest Russian weapons in the Venezuelan army. What to serve our specialists there? T-72B1 tanks, armored personnel carriers BTR-80A or BMP-3M? The Latino American themselves are doing well with the maintenance of armored vehicles, which has long been supplied by the Army of Venezuela.

Our experts agreed that the landing in Venezuela of the Russian military is most likely a "demonstration of intentions and opportunities."

This is a demonstration, first of all, the United States of America that Russia has made its choice and is not going to give Maduro. And that in case of exacerbation of the situation in Venezuela, a much more serious contingent will be urgently transferred.