SYRIA NEWS
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu arrives in Syria
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu arrived in Syria on Tuesday amid exercises by Russia's Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Russian RIA Novosti news agency.
Shoygu met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and inspected the naval drills and the Russian air base in Khmeimim on Tuesday.
Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were deployed to Khmeimim to participate in the drills, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday, according to the Russian TASS news agency.
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