The United States attacked the Russian base in Syria with drones, according to the Ministry of Defense – Syria

The Russian Deputy Defense Minister on Thursday accused the United States of coordinating the drone attack at the Khmeimim Russian Air Base in Syria in January 2018.

"Thirteen drones have been relocated in response to the deployment of single combat fights by one crew, while the US Poseidon-8 reconnaissance aircraft patrolled the Mediterranean Sea for eight hours", said Alexander Fomin at the Xiangshan forum on security, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

The minister said the UAVs had switched to manual instructions when they met Russia's electronic countermeasures, saying they were not controlled by Syrian forces, but by one. " state-of-the-art country with such tools, they can not be made in the Syrian desert, "Fomin was quoted as saying.

Fomin reportedly noted that the drones were not controlled by some sort of peasant, but by a real Poseidon-8 with modern equipment. He took manual control. "

The Kremlin said Thursday that he was very alarmed by the report of the Russian Defense Ministry. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could not rule out President Vladimir Putin raising the alleged drone attack with US President Donald Trump. The two leaders are expected to meet in Paris on November 11th.

This was the first time that Russia has openly accused the United States of having participated in this incident since the January attack.

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Immediately after the incident, the Russian Ministry of Defense deployed a pair of drones that were allegedly captured following the attack on the Khmeimim base, claiming that the attack required some knowledge. to indicate that it had been carried out with outside help.

After the January attack, Vladimir Putin said that Moscow knew who had helped to organize the attack on Russian bases, but he did not identify the country allegedly involved, adding that this n & # 39; 39, was not Turkey. Putin said the drones looked primitive, but that they contained high-tech elements allowing precision satellite guidance and the release of ammunition.

He added that the perpetrators of the attack were aimed at thwarting the agreement between Russia, Turkey and Iran on the de-escalation areas. These provocations aimed to thwart previous agreements, Putin said.