Russian Navy joins Air Force in attacking IS targets in Syria
Russian warships
based in the Caspian Sea have joined the country's air campaign against
the Islamic State (IS) in Syria by launching over two dozen cruise
missiles on targets of the terrorist group, Russian Defense Minister
Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.
"This morning, Caspian flotilla ships were engaged in the campaign.
Four warships launched 26 Calibre cruise missiles against 11 targets,"
Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the
Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Four warships launched 26 Calibre cruise missiles against 11 targets,"
Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the
Black Sea resort of Sochi.
He added that all targets located at a distance of 1,500 kilometers were destroyed with no civilian casualties.
According to the defense minister, 23 Russian combat aircraft continued strikes against IS facilities.
Shoigu said the Russian air force has attacked a total of 112 targets,
destroying 19 command posts, 12 ammunition depots, 71 armored vehicles
as well as factories and workshops producing various explosives,
including devices used in car bombs since Russia started its
anti-terrorist airstrikes in Syria on Sept. 30.
"The work of the Defense Ministry in general, of General Staff experts,
of officers and military personnel operating on the ground, and of our
pilots in Syria merits special thanks," Putin said in praise of the
week-long campaign.
