Russian missile defense system took direct hit during Israeli strikes in Syria
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(Worthy News) – Russia relies heavily on foreign military sales to boost its economy. So the Kremlin scrambled to avoid bad publicity for one of its weapons systems last week after it took a direct hit during Israeli airstrikes in Syria.
Israel released footage from the May 10 airstrikes showing the Russian-made Pantsir-S1 missile defense system being hit.
Israel said it launched the attack after Iranian forces fired 20 rockets toward the Golan Heights on May 9. [ Source: World Tribune (Read More…) ]
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