Russia downs drone near its Assad air base of Khmeimim

Russia’s military said it had shot down a drone that came close to its Assad air base at Khmeimim on Saturday and was launched from the Idlib “de-escalation” zone, TASS agency reported.

The drone caused no casualties or damage, and the Khmeimim air base is operating as normal, the agency said.

Multiple attacks were conducted on the Khmeimin air base in the last months, some of the alleged attacks could reach the strategic air base, while most of similar attacks were repelled.  

 

Most Russian warplanes took off from Khmeimim to carry out airstrikes on civilians in the opposition-held areas of Syria where massacres were reported to Assad militias recapture areas on the ground.