Sputnik- Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry had stated that Russian-made air defense systems deployed by the Syrian forces managed to intercept 71 of 103 missiles, fired by the United States, France and the UK on April 14.


�Several years ago we decided not to�supply S-300 systems to�Syria at�our partners� request. Now, we will consider options to�ensure the Syrian state�s security after�this outrageous act of�aggression from�the United States, France and Great Britain,� Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the BBC.

Responding to�the interviewer�s question whether the foreign minister was implying that the recent developments in�Syria had made Russia rethink its stance on�supplies of�the S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems, Lavrov said that Moscow was ready to�consider any means to�help the Syrian army curb further aggression.

Lavrov�s interview with�the BBC came two days after�the US, France and the UK carried out�coordinated airstrikesagainst�Syria in�response to�the alleged use of�chemical weapons by�government forces in�the city of�Douma in�Eastern Ghouta. According to�the Russian Defense Ministry, Syrian air defense systems managed to�intercept 71 out�of the 103 missiles, fired by�the trilateral alliance. The Ministry�s spokesman said that the Syrian army had used Russian-made air defense systems such as�S-125, S-200, as�well as�Buk and Kvadrat units to�repel the missile strike.

The joint attack was conducted amid�reports, covered by�several media outlets, citing militants, that the Syrian army had dropped a chlorine bomb on�civilians in�Douma, with�the infamous White Helmets tweeting purported footage of�the aftermath of�the alleged chemical weapons� use. The West was quick to�blame the chemical attack on�Bashar Assad�s forces, while the Syrian government strongly denied its involvement, denouncing the entire incident as�a false flag.