Russia to deploy S-400 air defense system in Syria

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced today that the S-400 air defense missile system will be deployed to its air base in Latakia, Syria.

С-400 «Триумф»
By Соколрус (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The news came after a Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Russian Su-24 fighter bomber at the Turkish-Syrian border on Nov. 24.

[thumb]https://www.rt.com/news/323379-s400-russia-syria-airbase/[/thumb]