‘Terrorists Target Russian Base in Syria's Khmeimim’

Date: 05 August 2019 - 21:58

News ID: ۶۸۹۷۹

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Terrorists have carried out an artillery attack against the Khmeimim airbase in Syria, injuring four civilians, Russia's ministry of defense has reported.
"On the 5th of August at around 2:30 pm Moscow time, airspace control equipment at the Khmeimim airbase detected the launch of three multiple launch rockets in the direction of the Russian airbase coming from the north," the MoD said in a press statement.
According to the military, the barrage did not hit the airbase, which is continuing its operations as normal.
Instead, the shells hit a nearby civilian village. "According to Syrian security bodies, the militant shells fell on the nearby settlement of Ruaisaid Afif, resulting in injuries to four local residents," the Russian military said.