Russia shoots down drone launched towards its air base in Syria
Sputnik News reports that the Russian air defense system and anti-aircraft artillery destroyed the target, and there were no casualties or damage
Dan Arkin
| 29/09/2021
A Russian Pantsir-S missile. Archive photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a drone was launched towards Hmeimim Air Base, which is being used by the Russian military, in Syria's Latakia province, and that a mobile Russian air defense system shot down the aircraft using a Pantsir-S missile, which is referred to by NATO as the SA-22.
A senior Russian officer, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, told Sputnik News from the Russian base that the drone was launched from Idlib province, and "The missile armament of the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon system of the Russian airbase destroyed the air target at a distance from the airbase. There were no casualties or material damage as a result of the incident. Russian airbase Hmeimim is operating as planned."
Meanwhile, Lebanese news agency Al-Mayadeen reported that plumes of black smoke were seen billowing from Camp Victory, an American base outside of Baghdad where a U.S. military force is located. In recent months there have been increasing attacks on Camp Victory via rockets and unmanned aircraft.
Sputnik News reports that the Russian air defense system and anti-aircraft artillery destroyed the target, and there were no casualties or damage
A Russian Pantsir-S missile. Archive photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a drone was launched towards Hmeimim Air Base, which is being used by the Russian military, in Syria's Latakia province, and that a mobile Russian air defense system shot down the aircraft using a Pantsir-S missile, which is referred to by NATO as the SA-22.
A senior Russian officer, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, told Sputnik News from the Russian base that the drone was launched from Idlib province, and "The missile armament of the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon system of the Russian airbase destroyed the air target at a distance from the airbase. There were no casualties or material damage as a result of the incident. Russian airbase Hmeimim is operating as planned."
Meanwhile, Lebanese news agency Al-Mayadeen reported that plumes of black smoke were seen billowing from Camp Victory, an American base outside of Baghdad where a U.S. military force is located. In recent months there have been increasing attacks on Camp Victory via rockets and unmanned aircraft.
