Terrorists Attacked Hmeymim Airbase, Syrian Army Forces in Lattakia 12 Times in April

MOSCOW-Terrorists, having positions in the de-escalation zone in Idleb, have tried to attack Russia’s Hmeymim airbase and positions of the Syrian Arab army in Lattakia Governorate with the use of drones and multiple-launch rocket systems 12 times since early April, and all attacks were defeated. Head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, Major General Viktor Kupchishin said at a briefing on Wednesday.

“There are ongoing attempts to attack the Hmeymim airbase and positions of the Syrian government forces in the Lattakia Governorate by the illegal armed gangs staying in the Idlib de-escalation zone with multiple-launch rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles,” Kupchishin said, according to Itar Tass.

 Eight out of 12 attacks were carried out with the use of drones, he said. “All the attacks were repelled; the base’s facilities were not damaged. Twelve unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed when repelling the attacks,” the major general added.

The area from which the militants made the attacks was already identified, Kupchishin said. “According to available information, the attacks on the Hmeymim airbase were carried out from the communities of Qalaat Al Madiq and Bab al-Taqa,” he said.

Terrorists repeatedly attacked Russian military installations with drones. A heavy attack on the Hmeymim airbase and Russian Navy’s supply base in Tartus was carried out on January 6, 2018. The Russian military successfully defeated the attack. The Defense Ministry highlighted that the technologies used by the militants could be received only from a developed country.

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