Russia denies report that seven planes were destroyed in Syria attack

January 5th, 20180 MOSCOW — Russia denied a report in daily newspaper Kommersant that seven Russian planes had been destroyed by rebel shelling at Syria's Hmeymim air base on Dec. 31, the TASS news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying on Thursday. At least four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighters and an An-72 transport plane, as well as an...