“Airstrikes in Libya did not take place”

That is the claim, reported by Russia Today (RT), of the Russian military who apparently have the ability to monitor Libyan activity from space on a 24 hour basis. But see this from The Hindu, Dubai March 1, 2011:

"Two Soviet-era MIG-23 jets, one of them an escort, attacked two locations south of Benghazi, and an ammunition storehouse outside the eastern city of Ajdabiya. However, a fourth attack on an air base in Benghazi was aborted, after opposition forces opened up with heavy anti-aircraft fire."

It would seem that RT has it wrong, but why make this comment? Why now? I wonder if the fact that Libya is using Russian MIG jets had any influence. Maybe too the Russians are feeling left out and need someone to pay them some attention. 

I read the US focused part of RT's Internet content most everyday and find that they haven't put much effort in covering any of the uprisings that are being well covered by other media sites like BBC, Washington Post, New York Times and, of course, Al Jazeera. 

Curious article tinged with cold war rhetoric given that Russia has come a long way since the cold war days.