FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 file photo, a Russian air defense missile system SA-11 launcher is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow. (AP)

In this Aug. 27, 2013 file photo, a Russian air defense missile system SA-11 launcher is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow. (AP)

Russia reportedly sends missile systems to Syria

Head of Russia’s air force said they ‘must be ready’ for all possible threats as they continue strikes on Syria rebels

Published: 05 November ,2015: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:47 AM GST

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Russia has sent missile systems to Syria to protect its military forces there, the head of Russia’s air force said on Thursday.

Colonel General Viktor Bondarev said fighter jets could be hijacked in countries neighboring Syria and used to attack Russian forces.

“We have calculated all possible threats. We have sent not only fighter jets, bombers and helicopters, but also missile systems,” Bondarev told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

“We must be ready.”