According to him, on August 19, at about 23:00, six Israeli Air Force tactical fighters from Lebanese airspace struck 24 guided missiles at targets in the provinces of Rif, Damascus and Homs.

"The Syrian air defense on duty destroyed 22 missiles from the Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S complexes in service with the armed forces of the SAR," Kulit told reporters.

According to him, there are no losses among the Syrian military and the destruction of infrastructure facilities.

On August 19, the Syrian state agency SANA reported that the Syrian air defense systems were repelling an air attack in the skies over Damascus.