Israeli military plane shot down in Syria

Earlier, a Syrian military source told RIA Novosti that the Syrian air defense system had hit several targets in the sky over the south of the country on Thursday, without specifying their nature.

"Our air defense shot down an Israeli plane and four missiles before they reached the targets," said one source.

He noted that all missiles targeting targets in the area had been destroyed. Al kiswah. "Our air defense system is able to accurately reflect all enemy targets," he said.

Syrian live television shows the work of Syrian air defense.

The Israeli army refused to comment on reports of its involvement in the raid on the southern regions of Syria and the losses that could result.

"We can not comment on messages in foreign media," said a representative of RIA Novosti Press service Israel Defense Forces.

The Israelis admit that over the past two years they have bombed 200 Iranian objects in Syria and speak of their determination to continue their operations, despite the strengthening of Syria's air defense by modern Russia. anti-aircraft missile S-300 complexes. Their delivery was a response to the tragic incident with reconnaissance aircraft VKS RF IL-20, responsible for the death of the latter in Moscow, was blamed on the Israeli army.