Russia wants coordinates of US strike targets - Russian media

Russian news media is reporting that Russia is demanding the coordinates of the US' targets in Syria for impending missile strikes.

Key highlights

Russia expects strike target coordinates.

Must eliminate the possibility of Russian casualties.

Russia and the US are communicating through a direct link with the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Also in contact with NATO through Turkish mediation.

Head of the Armed Forces General Staff Valery Gerasimov said that in the event of a threat to Russian military in Syria, they will open fire on the missiles and the carriers that deploy them.