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Russian
Air Base in Syria Downs Four Armed Drones; Thwarts Attack
24
April, 2018
Russian
air defenses at Hmeimim airbase in Syria have intercepted and
destroyed several unidentified objects targeting the base.
An
airbase spokesperson later confirmed that the base was operating
normally, with no damages or casualties reported as a
result of the attempted attack.
"On
April 24 … the airspace monitoring facilities at Russia's
Hmeimim airbase detected a group of small-size unidentified
airborne targets approaching the base," the spokesperson said
in a statement. "All targets were destroyed by air
defense means deployed at the base."
According
to South Front, the Russian Pantsir-S1 airbase systems shot
down two drones armed with projectiles that had been
launched by a militant group. It also reported that rockets were
also intercepted. Other media reports indicate that two to four
objects were destroyed in the air.
A
map of the base and the area it is in, appears below:
The
airbase, which is just one of two operated by Russia
in Syria, is located in the coastal city of Jableh.
Russia operates a second base is Tartus.
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