Monday, 4 December 2017

Six Russian Tu-22M3 bombers hit IS targets in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province

© Russian Defense Ministry press service/TASS


December 03, 18:34 updated at: December 03, 18:44UTC+3

The warplanes hit militants’ munitions depots, command posts, manpower and hardware

MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Six Russian Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers delivered an airstrike on Islamic State (a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) targets in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday.

"On December 3, 2017, six Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers that took off from an airfield in Russia delivered an airstrike on Islamic State terrorists’ targets in the southeast of province of Deir ez-Zor," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the warplanes hit militants’ munitions depots, command posts, manpower and hardware.

Su-30SM fighter jets based at the Khmeimim airdrome provided backing for the bombers in Syria’s airspace. The Russian bomber returned safely to their home bases after the mission.

Original post: tass.com


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