Russian fighters intercepted Israeli aircraft, trying to trick the Syrian S-300.
A little more than a day ago, Israeli F-16s tried to strike at the outskirts of the Syrian capital, firing at least 10 Delilah cruise missiles into Syria. Nevertheless, as it turned out, at least two Israeli warplanes tried to deceive the S-300 air defense systems, entering Syrian airspace from the Jordanian side, however, Israeli fighters were trapped - Russian Su-35s were immediately sent to meet them. which forced the Israeli Air Force to retreat.
Situation over now
The main focus was against Damascus int. Airport (more info to be shared)2 Russian jets are currently over south Syria
- Syrian_MC (@Syrian_MC) February 13, 2020
As follows from the information provided by the Twitter account of Syrian MC, Russian fighters were located over the southern part of Syria, which, presumably, indicates the interception of Israeli military aircraft. Moreover, the information on this subject is also confirmed by the Twitter account Sentry Syria, which monitors the situation in the sky over Syria.
2: 14: مطار حميميم - الآن طائرة حربي روسي تحلق باتجاه جنوب شرق
- مرصد سوريا (@Sentry_Syria) February 14, 2020
It should be clarified that there are no official comments on this issue from Syria and Russia, however, during an interview with reporters yesterday, Netanyahu unexpectedly refused to comment on Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, apparently fearing that unpleasant facts could emerge.