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Russia to send S-300 air defence system to Syria within two weeks: minister
MOSCOW, Sept 24, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Moscow will bolster Syria’s air defence
following the downing of a Russian plane last week by sending a modern S-300
system to the Syrian army within two weeks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
said Monday.
In a televised statement, Shoigu said the decision to “transfer the modern
S-300 air defence system to the Syrian armed forces within two weeks” was
taken by President Vladimir Putin and is one of the “response measures”
following the downing of a Russian plane with 15 troops on board which Moscow
blamed on the Israeli air force.
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