he Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the interception of air defense of all Dumeir missiles launched at the airfield
Moscow. 14th of April. INTERFAX.RU - Syrian air defense forces have intercepted all 12 cruise missiles that were issued by the Western coalition at the military airfield Dumeir near Damascus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"The Syrian military airfield Dumeir, stationed in the east of the city of Damascus, was attacked by 12 cruise missiles." All the cruise missiles were intercepted by the air defense forces of the Syrian armed forces, "the Russian military department said.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Syrian anti-aircraft weapons S-125, S-200, Buk and Kvadrat were involved in repelling a missile attack at Dumeir airfield.
"These air defense systems were manufactured more than 30 years ago in the Soviet Union," the Defense Ministry said.
Earlier in the Russian military department said that during the night operation, the United States and its allies fired more than 100 missiles on targets in Syria, most of which were intercepted.
Early in the morning on Saturday, the US Air Force, Great Britain and France dealt massive air strikes against Syria - the attack lasted about an hour. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, two ships in the Red Sea, tactical aircraft and strategic bombers were involved in striking Syria.
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