DAMASCUS (MEMO) – Russia has deployed the S-300 anti-missile defense system in Tabqa airport in the governorate of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Russian ANNA News has reported.
The agency said Moscow deployed the defense system in Tabqa airport and plans to deploy 12 Mi-8 transport helicopters and five Ka-52 attack helicopters at the Sarrin base in the city of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), east of Aleppo.
The agency explained that the deployments aim at securing the airspace in northern and eastern regions of Syria.
According to the agency, the S-300 system has also been deployed at Qamishli Airport in the Hasaka countryside, coinciding with the arrival of helicopters and warplanes to the airport.