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Did Israel’s Latest Strike Prove Russian-made S-300 Ineffective?
Airstrikes were reported in the early hours of Monday near Damascus and Homs, according to Syrian media.
- Syria has blamed Israel for the airstrikes.
The airstrikes occurred just hours after satellite images from ImageSat International showed four Russian S-300 missile defense systems near Masyaf, not far from where the airstrikes occurred.
- Seth Frantzman
- JPost
- MEF
The S-300 was supplied to Syria by Russia in the fall of 2018 after an Israeli airstrike in Latakia led to Syrian air defense downing a Russian plane with an S-200. The weapon system was supplied by Russia as a…