Russia has promised to strengthen Syria's anti-aircraft defences after the US bombarded a Syrian air base with missiles, reportedly destroying it.
US officials said the base had been used to launch a chemical weapons attack in north-western Syria that left dozens of civilians dead on Tuesday.
Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad, condemned the US strike.
It also suspended a deal with the US designed to avoid collisions between their air forces over Syria.
In the first direct US military action against Syria's government, at least six people are reported to have been killed.
Some 80 civilians, including many children, died in the suspected nerve gas attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province. Syria denies using nerve gas.
The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the US missile strikes, with Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging restraint.
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