Russia says has deployed S-300 missile system to Syria
The Russian Defence Ministry said on October 4 it had deployed an S-300 missile system to its Tartus naval base in Syria.
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"The missile battery is intended to ensure the safety of the naval base ... It is unclear why the deployment of the S-300 caused such alarm among our Western partners," the ministry said in a statement.
US media reported earlier this week that Russia had sent the S-300 system to Syria at the weekend in its first foreign deployment of the surface-to-air weapon in the civil war-ridden country.
