(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Russia's military said on Monday it had shot down an unidentified drone that came close to its Syrian air base at Khmeimim, RIA news agency said, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
"There are neither casualties nor physical damage. Russia's Khmeimim air base is operating as normal," it said.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said explosions had been heard near the base and appeared to have come from Russian air defenses confronting an attack.
In January, Russia said that its troops have successfully repelled multiple drone attacks launched by militants on its naval and air bases in Syria.
Russia has been conducting air raids against terrorist outfits in Syria at the Damascus government’s request since September 2015. Moscow has also maintained a naval group in the Mediterranean since the start of its anti-terror campaign in the war-ravaged Arab country.
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22 May 2018 - 12:38
News ID: 894503
Russia's military said on Monday it had shot down an unidentified drone that came close to its Syrian air base at Khmeimim, RIA news agency said, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
