According to the decision of the supreme commander of the Russian Armed Forces, the system of anti-air defense S-400 was sent and is already operational at the air base of Hmeymim, assured Major General Igor Konashenkov.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense, Konashenkov insisted that the deployment of these missile complexes will guarantee in a more solid way the security of planes that participate in operations against the ISIL and other terrorist groups.
The source recalled that Army general Serguei Shoigu, minister of Defense, gave the order last Wednesday to send that aerospace defense technique to Hmeymim after Turkish planes downed a Russian bombardier Su-24.
