UPDATE: The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement confirming the incident and saying that “all air targets” were destroyed.
Early on July 1, Russsian forces repelled another attack by militants’ UAVs on their Khmeimim Air Base in the Syrian province of Latakia.
It is unknwon how many UAVs were involved in the attack. However, at least 1 UAV was intercepted according to videos appeared online.
Such UAV attacks are often launched from the militant-held areas in northern Latakia and southern Idlib.