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Russia to Supply New S-300 Missile Defense System to Syria

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Russia will supply Syria with a more modern S-300 missile defense system in the coming weeks, Moscow said Monday. Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu said President Vladimir Putin ordered the upgrade after a Syrian Soviet-era S-200 shot down a Russian plane last Tuesday, killing all 15 people on board. Russia has blamed Israel, whose military was conducting airstrikes on Syria at the time, for the incident. "[Russia will] transfer the modern S-300 air defense system to the...

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