Moscow, SANA \u2013The Russian Ministry of Defense reiterated on Thursday that the terrorist organizations in Syria are using drones that can only be made and assembled in foreign countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe creation of drones of this class is impossible in an improvised manner. Their development and usage involved specialists, who had undergone special training in the countries manufacturing and using systems with unmanned aerial vehicles,\u201d Major-General Alexander Novikov, the head of the Department for Construction and Development of the System for the Application of the UAV of the General Staff of the Russia Armed Forces, said.<\/p>\n
He added that the assembly and usage of unmanned aerial vehicles is a difficult engineering task that demands \u201cspecial training, know-how in various scientific areas and practical experience in creating this device.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary analysis has shown that the main explosive used in the bombs was pentaerythritol tetranitrate (also known as PENT, PENTA or TEN), which has a far higher yield than hexogen. This explosive is manufactured in a number of countries, including Ukraine\u2019s Shostka chemical agents\u2019 plant. It cannot be made in makeshift conditions or extracted from other ammunition,\u201d Novikov said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecial tests were being made with the aim to find out the country of origin,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Emma \/Mazen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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