Russian agency: S-400 missiles already deployed in Syria
Posted November 26, 2015 6:00 am
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti news agency is reporting that Russia has already deployed long-range air defense missiles at its base in Syria.
Moscow announced the move on Wednesday, saying the missiles would help destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes there following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey.
RIA Novosti on Thursday quoted its own reporter on the ground saying as S-400 missiles have been delivered.
The S-400s are based in Syria's coastal province of Latakia, just 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from the border with Turkey and are capable of striking targets within a 400-kilometer (250-mile) range with deadly precision.
FILE - This Monday Aug. 6, 2007 file photo shows a Russian S-400 Triumph air defense missile systems launcher in Elektrostal, Russia. In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said Wednesday Nov. 24, 2015 it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes following the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkey. (AP Photo/File)
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