Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that Russian warplanes raided on ISIS terrorists’ positions in Palmyra area in the eastern countryside of Homs.
The Ministry said in a statement that “Six long-range bombers Tu-22M3, which took off from the Russian territory, have delivered a concentrated strike with high-explosive munitions against the facilities of ISIS terrorist organization in the areas east and northwest of Palmyra, near the communities of al-Sukhne and Arak.”
“The Russian bombers destroyed a command and control post and a large militants’ field camp near the al-Sukhne, in addition to destroying terrorists’ command posts, an underground ammunition depot, three infantry fighting vehicles, 12 cross country vehicles with large-caliber machineguns and also killing “a large number of the the terrorists,” the ministry said.
SANA
8/8/16
The Ministry said in a statement that “Six long-range bombers Tu-22M3, which took off from the Russian territory, have delivered a concentrated strike with high-explosive munitions against the facilities of ISIS terrorist organization in the areas east and northwest of Palmyra, near the communities of al-Sukhne and Arak.”
“The Russian bombers destroyed a command and control post and a large militants’ field camp near the al-Sukhne, in addition to destroying terrorists’ command posts, an underground ammunition depot, three infantry fighting vehicles, 12 cross country vehicles with large-caliber machineguns and also killing “a large number of the the terrorists,” the ministry said.
SANA
8/8/16
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Six supersonic long-range bombers Tu-22M3 struck on 8 August, the attack on positions of the terrorist group Islamic state near the Syrian city of Palmyra. About it reports a press-service of the Ministry of defense...
ReplyDeleteIt is reported that they struck a concentrated blow high-explosive munitions at the targets of the terrorist group «Islamic state» in areas to the East and North-West of Palmyra, near the settlements es-Sohne and Arak. All aircraft returned to base.
«Destroyed the control room, and major field camp of militants near the town of es-Sohne. In the areas of Palmyra and Arak eliminated the control of terrorists, an underground warehouse of ammunition and weapons, three infantry fighting vehicles, 12 off-road vehicles with heavy machine guns, and a large number of manpower of the opponent», — quotes the statement of defense Ministry TASS.
It should be noted that in July 2016 the Russian long-range jet aircraft attacked the positions of jihadists in Syria.
Serial production of Tu-22M3 was started in 1978, however, the Soviet army he did only 11 years, after a lengthy trial. All were produced 268 aircraft modifications. In service with the Russian VKS is 63 Tu-22M3. 14 of them were involved in operations in Syria.
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