S-300 Arrival in Syria
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Channel: defenseupdate · 2018 · Film & Animation
Russia has delivered the first S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria on October 2nd. According to Russian sources, the S-300 unit will be controlled by Russian advisors, a precaution Moscow took to prevent a misfire that downed the IL-20 Electronic Surveillance aircraft last month. Having Russian officers could limit the Syrian freedom of action, but also put Russians in danger if offensive countermeasures are taken against those sites, as Israel did against Syrian SA-17, S-200 and mobile SA-22 Pantsir sites that challenged Israeli warplanes on previous attacks. Source: https://defense-update.com/20181004_s300_syria.html
