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Russian base in Syria attacked

The strike on the base was supposed to have taken place at 2:30 a.m. on February 18. At that time, according to a Russian blogger on Telegram, a combat alert was declared, marked as an “enemy attack on the ground.” Short-range air defense systems, such as the Pantsir S1, were supposed to begin operations shortly thereafter. The Russian system or systems were supposed to provide intensive fire for an hour. Then, the Pantsir would continue to “wor…