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    Interfax, Russia
    January 21, 2013 Monday 4:58 PM MSK

    Turkey's Patriot missiles targeted against Russia - expert

    MOSCOW. Jan 21


    The deployment of U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile systems in
    southern Turkey is targeted against Russia's allies in the
    Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty
    Organization rather than possible missile attacks from Syria, said
    former Russian Air Force commander, General of the Army Anatoly
    Kornukov.

    "They are actually targeted against the CIS and the CSTO and, for that
    matter, against Russia," Kornukov told Interfax on Monday.

    "I understand this step has been made against us, rather than Syria.
    The border is near. Azerbaijan is an ally to Turkey. Armenia is easily
    reachable for attacks if they deploy the systems on the border in the
    mountains," he said.

    It emerged earlier on Monday that Patriot missiles had been delivered
    to Turkey from Germany and Holland. Some 240 German soldiers arrived
    at Incirlik military base to service the German Patriot missiles.
    Patriot missiles have been deployed at Ankara's request in southern
    Turkey which are seen as a shield against possible Syrian missile
    attacks. Six Patriot batteries are expected to be located in Turkey.
    The United States, Germany and Holland are expected to provide two
    batteries each. The Patriot systems are expected to become combat
    ready in early February.

    Kornukov said the Patriots being deployed in Turkey have a range of
    just 75 kilometers. "Only the border zone will be covered. Nothing
    else. Tactically, they will not solve the problem. If anything flies
    into their zone, they will definitely bring the intruder down. But if
    the place of deployment and the zone of coverage are known,
    destruction may be dodged. It is a moral factor rather than anything
    else," Kornukov said.

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