He said that the TsPVS had received information that terrorists from the Jabhat al-Nusra* and Islamic Party of Turkestan** groups were preparing an attack on the Khmeimim air base using kamikaze drones and drones in strike equipment.
Earlier, Yegorov said that militants under the care of the United States began to increase their activity in the SAR.
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Jabhat al-Nusra (Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham, Jabhat Fatah ash-Sham, al-Nusra Front) is an organization recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.
* "Islamic Party of Turkestan" (former "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan") - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.