Russian Defense Ministry spokesman tells journalists to check Wikipedia before reporting, denies S-400s in Syria
Igor Konashenkov, the official spokesman for the Defense Ministry, has denied a report by the British newspaper Daily Mail about the supposed deployment of air defense S-400 missile systems in Syria. "You've all had access for three days to [Russia's] airbase at Khmeimi. You've had the opportunity to see everything here with your own eyes—including the base's air defense equipment. The S-400, of course, isn't here, nor has it ever been here.