The Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal) appeared before its readers with the headline “The United States announces that the Russian Wagner Group plans to send air defense systems to Hezbollah.” In the news, “According to intelligence-based information by US officials, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner is planning to provide an air defense system to the Lebanese Hezbollah group.” He stated that the Russian SA-22 system they plan to send uses anti-aircraft missiles and air defense weapons to intercept aircraft.
The Wall Street Journal wrote that US officials believe the Wagner paramilitary group, which played a key role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, could provide Hezbollah with an anti-aircraft system as a second front emerges against Israel.
Air superiority in the region is entirely in Israel’s hands. Military experts believe that if the Russian SA-22 system is delivered to Hezbollah, this balance in the region will change against Israel. According to The Times of Israel, Israel has been carrying out attacks in Syria for a long time in order to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah.
The SA-22, also known as Pantsir, is a truck-mounted short-range air defense battery capable of destroying aircraft, helicopters, drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
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