"Over the past 24 hours, the air defense units at the Hmeimim airbase detected two unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] launched from the territory controlled by illegal armed groups in the north of Latakia province," Tsygankov said at a daily briefing. "Both aerial targets were destroyed at a safe distance from the base."
No casualties or material damages have been detected and operations were not disrupted, according to the official.
The airbase has seen regular drone attacks recently.
