Due to several issued S-400 Triumf launch vehicles placed along the defensive line, the full force of the missile barrage is diverted, although three confirmed detonations were recorded, with estimated casualties of 1230 men and 13 T-90a's were destroyed. The damage was seen as minimal. In retaliation, the S-400 Triumfs switched to their long range 40N6 missiles and launched seven of these at Prussian forces in Syria spotted by the passing surveillance planes moments earlier.

The MiGs do not pursue but form a loose diamond formation around the two Yamakami planes, with the lead firing a warning shot at the retreating Prussian ME's