"I do not think so, it should not," Bogdanov told reporters when asked whether the S-300 supplies would have a negative impact on the Russian-Israeli relations.
He added that it was Russia's and Syria's sovereign right to supply and purchase weapons.
Il-20 was 22 miles off the Syrian coast when it was shot down while returning to the Hmeymim airbase. At the same time, four Israeli F-16 jets were bombing Syrian targets in Latakia.
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According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Israel notified Russia of the airstrikes only a minute before their start and provided misleading information concerning the area of the attack and the location of Israeli F-16 jets. The incident claimed the lives of 15 Russian servicemen.
"This is a forced step… It is clear that this measure by Russia is directly related to the Il-20 downing and Israel's reluctance to admit responsibility for the tragedy in the Syrian airspace," Klintsevich indicated.
The Russian senator also accused the Israeli military of further escalating the situation by its pledges to continue its airstrikes in Syria.
"In other words, this means that there are no guarantees that the incident will not happen again… We have no other choice. We waited as long as it was possible, hoping for Israel's understanding. Unfortunately, this did not happen," Klintsevich stressed.
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measures aimed at increasing security of Russian servicemen following the crash of a Russian Il-20 military aircraft on September 17.
The Russian Defense Ministry has put the blame for the downing on the Israeli Air Force that was carrying out an air operation against Syrian forces in the Latakia province at the time of the incident, saying that the Israeli jets used the Russian aircraft as a shield against Syrian air defense systems.
