Russia Could Supply 'High-Precision Weapons' to Help Syria Combat Terrorism

Russia's assistance to Syria's anti-terrorist fight could entail the supply of precision weapons, Russian upper house Deputy Chair Ilyas Umakhanov told Sputnik.

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تاریخ: ۲۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۵ - ۱۴:۵۵

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — More than 160 data-x-items of advanced and prospective Russian arms were tested during the operation in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier.

"Russia will continue an asymmetrical response [to terrorism] in Syria, which may include the regrouping of forces and means… and of course the supply of high-precision weapons to the Syrian government," Umakhanov said Wednesday.

Russia provided Syria with a considerable amount of hardware and weaponry, and no deliveries are currently underway, the director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said earlier.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier reiterated a longstanding pledge last month to carry out arms deliveries to Syria. Moscow has maintained that its supply of defensive weapons to Damascus is in compliance with international law.