The militants from Idlib tried to attack the Khmeimim air base with two drones, they were destroyed by Russian air defense systems, there were no injuries and no damage. This was announced by the head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky.
“Illegal armed groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone continue to attempt to attack the Russian Khmeimim airbase using shock unmanned aerial vehicles. On July 11, at around 10.30 p.m., unmanned aerial vehicles were detected by Russian air defense means approaching the area of the Russian air base Khmeimim from the north-east direction. The fire of Russian air defense systems destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles of militants in strike equipment at a distance of five kilometers from the air base, ” he said.
Shcherbitsky added that there were no injuries or material damage. The Russian Khmeimim air base operates as planned.