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Russia delivers missile defense systems to Syria

Xinhua, November 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Russia has sent missile defense systems to Syria, the commander-in-chief of Russia's Airspace Force said Thursday.

"We considered all possible threats. We have sent not only fighters, attack planes, bombers and helicopters, but also missile defense systems," Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev told Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda daily.

While preparing operations in Syria, Russian military commanders calculated the possibility of terrorist groups hijacking combat aircraft in a neighboring country of Syria with the aim of launching strikes against Russian air force deployed in the Middle East, he added.

"We must be ready for this," Bondarev said.

Russia launched airstrikes in Syria since Sept. 30 at the request of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A host of Russian fighter jets are deployed at the Hmaimim air base near the coastal city of Latakia. Endi