OREANDA-NEWS  Joint Russian-Syrian exercises will be held in Syria to practice the actions of aviation, air defense and electronic warfare, said Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Gurinov, on behalf of the Russian side, expressed concern about "systematic violations of deconfliction protocols related to the flights of unmanned aerial vehicles of the so-called "International Anti-Terrorist Coalition" in the airspace over the northern regions of Syria." According to him, nine cases of violations were recorded during the day.

"The increase in the number of non-deconflicted flights leads to an escalation of tension and does not contribute to mutual and constructive cooperation. We remind you that the Russian side is not responsible for the safety of uncoordinated flights of unmanned aerial vehicles," Gurinov said.