Russia’s Khmeimim airbase shelled by DOZENS of rockets, attack repelled – MOD

Published time: 6 May, 2019 17:21

Edited time: 6 May, 2019 18:31

Russian warplanes and Syrian artillery then flattened the positions from which the rockets were launched, Kupchishin added.

Syrian militants fired 36 rockets at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in two attacks on Monday, but both were repelled by the air defenses with no damage dealt, the Russian military said, adding that jets launched strikes in response.

The shelling came from the Idlib de-escalation zone, controlled by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Al-Nusra Front), the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said.

The militants used a drone to direct the fire from multiple launch rocket systems, but the attacks were repelled by Khmeimim’s air defense systems.

Russian warplanes and Syrian artillery then flattened the positions from which the rockets were launched, Kupchishin added.

https://www.rt.com/news/458510-russian-khmeimim-base-syria-shelling/