MOSCOW – *Most of the missiles fired in Syria by the UK, US, and France aspart of punitive action against Bashar al-Assad government in response toalleged chemical weapons attacks were intercepted by Syrian air defensesystems, RT, Russia international television network, quoted RussianDefense Ministry as saying.*
The RT said Russian air defense units were not involved in repelling theattack.
The Russian Defence Ministry said Syria’s Al-Dumayr Military Airport,located 40 km north-east from Damascus, was attacked by 12 cruise missiles,adding that all missiles were intercepted by Syrian air defense systems.
Syria deployed Soviet-made surface-to-air missile systems, including S-125(NATO reporting name: SA-3 Goa), S-200 (SA-5 Gammon), 2K12 Kub (SA-6Gainful) and Buk, it said.
Earlier, the United States, Britain and France carried out a wave ofpunitive strikes against Bashar al-Assad´s Syrian regime in response toalleged chemical weapons attacks that President Donald Trump branded the”crimes of a monster.”