MOSCOW, Sept. 24 -- Russia will supply an S-300 anti-missile system to Syria within two weeks, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a news briefing on Monday.
In a televised statement, the minister said the decision to "transfer the modern S-300 air defense system to the Syrian armed forces within two weeks" was taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He also pointed out that command posts of the Syrian air defense forces would be equipped with automatic equipment that would ensure the identification of Russian aircraft by Syrian air defenses, Sputnik reported.
The announcement comes a week after the ministry accused Israel of indirectly causing the downing of a Russian military plane in Syria that killed 15 servicemen.
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