Russia to supply S-300 Air Defence Systems to Syria in 2 weeks

Moscow, Sep 24 Russia on Monday reported it will supply propelled S-300 Air Defence Systems to Syria inside about fourteen days as a sufficient reaction to Israel's job in the bringing down of the Russian IL - 20 plane a week ago.

"The Syrian Armed Forces will be provided with the propelled S-300 air barrier rocket framework inside about fourteen days. It is fit for capturing air dangers at a scope of in excess of 250 kilometres and all the while hitting a few elevated targets," Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.

He included that the S-300 will altogether enhance the battle capacities of Syria's air barrier powers. Shoigu said Russia ended the conveyance of S-300 systems to Syria in 2013 at Israel's ask for, yet the circumstance around the provisions has now changed through no blame of Russia. He included that the frameworks were prepared to be provided and the Syrian troops were prepared.

"Command posts of the Syrian troops and military air defence units will be outfitted with programmed control framework, which have been provided just to the Russian Armed Forces. This will guarantee the brought together administration of all Syrian air guard powers and offices, checking of the circumstance in the airspace and provoke target assignment. Above all, it will guarantee recognizable proof of all Russian air ship by the Syrian air barrier powers," Shoigu said.

Russia said it will stick satellite route, on board radars, battle flight correspondence frameworks in the waters of Mediterranean Sea beside Syria.

Shoigu said the measures taken by Russia after IL-20 crach will cool "hot heads" and prevent ill-considered actions threatening Russian servicemen otherwise Russia should react in accordance with the present circumstance.

According to the minister, an Israeli F-16 jet used the Russian IL-20 aircraft as a shield, which resulted in the bringing down of the plane by Syrian air protection frameworks. "This constrained us to take a satisfactory reaction went for enhancing the security of Russian troops performing assignments to battle worldwide fear based oppression in Syria," Shoigu said.

"Russia's choice to supply Syria with S-300 will counteract uncontrolled assaults on the domain of the nation by the Western alliance. In addition, Israel should concur with Russia about the objectives of their assaults in Syria," Russian upper house lawmaker Igor Morozov said.

The Israeli Embassy in Russia did not remark on the statement made by Shoigu."We do are not commenting on this," the Israeli Embassy representative said.

Meanwhile, the meeting of Russia-Israel intergovernmental commission on exchange and economic cooperation is planned for early October. The Russian side said it is effectively occupied with arrangements.