More than half of the American Tamahawks did not reach the airfield in Shayrat
59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from American destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea, but only 23 missiles reached the target, the airfield in Shayrat. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.
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“According to Russian objective control means, 23 missiles reached the Syrian airbase. The crash site of the remaining 36 cruise missiles is unknown. Currently, the Syrian authorities are conducting search operations to establish the location of the remaining 36 American cruise missiles and possible civilian casualties,” Konashenkov said.
According to him, as a result of the strike, a warehouse of material and technical equipment, an educational building, a canteen, six MIG-23 aircraft located in repair hangars, as well as a radar station were destroyed, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The runway, taxiways and Syrian Air Force aircraft parked are undamaged. According to the command of the Syrian airbase, two Syrian soldiers were missing, four were killed, and six were injured while extinguishing the fire. Thus, the combat effectiveness of the American massive strike on the Syrian air base is extremely low,” Konashenkov concluded.
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