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A Russian
soldier stands beside a Russian S-300 long range surface-to-air missile
system in Kubinka, Russia, August 21, 2018. (Photo by Bloomberg)
A senior Israeli official
has admitted that Russia's delivery of S-300 anti-aircraft missile
defense systems to Damascus will pose a serious "challenge" to the
regime.
Tensions have been rising between Moscow and Tel Aviv following the downing of a Russian warplane in Syria this month.
The official, whose name was not released in the Sunday report by the
Times of Israel, said Tel Aviv was working on "different ways" to deal
with Russia's recent move.
“The S-300 is a complex challenge for ... Israel. We are dealing with
the [decision] in different ways, not necessarily by preventing
shipment [of the anti-aircraft systems],” he said.
The official said Israel enjoyed the US support and reserved the right to protect itself, without elaboration.
"[Russian President Vladimir] Putin made a move, but it's a big playing field and he understands that," the official said.
Moscow vowed to bolster Syria’s air defense capabilities by sending
modern S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to the Arab country within
two weeks after the recent accidental downing of a Russian Il-20
reconnaissance aircraft.
Netanyahu told Putin in a phone conversation that Israel "will continue to do what it has to do to defend itself."
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Russia has already
started delivering the S-300 system to Syria as part of efforts to
ensure the safety of Russian forces in the Arab country.
The Russian plane with 15 servicemen on board disappeared from radars
on September 17 as four Israeli F-16 warplanes were attacking state
institutions in Syria’s Latakia Province, which is home to Russia-run
Hmeimim airbase.
Russia’s Defense Ministry held Israel responsible for the incident,
saying the regime’s warplanes “created a dangerous situation” that led
to the downing of the Russian aircraft by Syria’s S-200 missile defense
system.
Israel frequently attacks military targets in Syria in what is
considered as an attempt to prop up militant groups that have been
suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.
Previously,
Moscow stated that terrorists in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib
attempted to carry out provocations with the use of chemical weapons in
order to create a pretext for international strikes against Syrian
government forces.
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned Western countries against new
strikes on Syria. He also mentioned possible provocations with the use
of biological weapons, noting that constructive dialogue between Moscow
and Washington is needed in order to strengthen the non-proliferation
regime.
"There's an alarming situation regarding the
issue of chemical disarmament. First of all, this is in connection
with the actions of a number of Western states accusing the Syrian
authorities with more and more unsubstantiated allegations of using
banned chemical agents. We warn [the West] against new strikes on the
territory of the Syrian Arab Republic under another staged pretext,"
Lavrov said at a UN Security Council meeting.
Previously, US President Donald Trump stated that the US would respond
if chemical weapons are deployed by the Syrian government.
Earlier this year, a coalition, led by Washington, carried out a
series of airstrikes against Syrian forces following an alleged chemical
weapons attack by the government in the city of Douma. Damascus denied
the accusations, while Moscow stated that the whole attack was a false
flag operation, staged by anti-government militants.
The Israeli media is in a total frenzy over the forthcoming transfer to Syria of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system S-300. They recognize that these measures will lead to serious consequences for the Israeli Air Force.
However, as FRN notes, there is a less than even chance that Russia will not make good on the delivery, given its history with this question in the past, combined with patterns it has exhibited in the use of such announcements to win a concession from a third party.
But as the Jerusalem Post states , the appearance of the Syrian military S-300 will make it possible to modernize the air defense of the country profoundly and create a “threat to Israeli aircraft.”
Speaking about the shipments of the antiaircraft missile system, the Ninth Channel published an article with this headline: “In two weeks, Israel is in for a nightmare?”
In turn, the news daily Yediot Aharonot also admits that the deployment of the S-300 in Syria is really bad news for Israel, since it will require the Israeli Air Force “more effort, more planning and more caution when using force in the skies of Syria and Lebanon.”
According to Haaretz , the Russian S-300 in Syrian hands can jeopardize Israel’s activities in the region, so from now on it “will have to think twice before the next attack.”
The decision to supply the S-300 systems to Syria was made against the background of the incident with the crash of the Russian Il-20 plane on September 17. It was shot down by Syrian air defense systems through the fault of Israel, resulting in the death of 15 Russian soldiers.
As Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu expects, the S-300 in Syria will help cool the “hotheads” and deter against rash actions that threaten Russian servicemen.
S-300 “Favorit” anti-aircraft missile systems are designed for the defense of large industrial, administrative facilities and military bases. The first multichannel system, which is capable of accompanying each complex to six targets and aiming for them to twelve missiles.
Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense missile systems are put in
combat mode to practice hitting targets in the largest military drill
the nation has held since the 1980s.
A video released by the
Russian Defense Ministry shows cranes placing surface-to-air missiles on
launch vehicles, while soldiers monitor radar in command centers. The
launchers are later set into firing position, ready to shoot down
incoming aircraft and enemy missiles. The Pantsir-S missile-gun systems
can also be seen securing the area.
“We have repelled an enemy aerial attack. The unit has executed its task with excellence,” the battery commander, Lieutenant Colonel Maksim Voronoy, said.
The air defense units were deployed to Russia’s Far East to participate in Vostok 2018 – a massive week-long exercise involving about 300,000 troops and tens of thousands of combat vehicles.
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