Militants attempt drone attack on Russian airbase at Syria’s Hmeymim

MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. Militants of illegal armed groups attempted to stage a drone attack on the Russian airbase at Syria’s Hmeymim, Major General Yuri Borenkov, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, told reporters on Monday.

"After dark on December 22, 2019, militants of illegal armed groups attempted to stage an attack on the Russian airbase at Hmeymin with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. At 23:02, Russia air defense systems spotted and downed two drones approaching the Russian airbase from the southeast," he said.

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