Russian MoD: Over 910 terrorists’ positions destroyed in Syria over past week

Moscow, SANA- The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed more than 910 positions belonging to terrorist organizations in Syria over the past week.

The Ministry said, in its weekly infographics published by the Krasnaya Zvezda ( Red Star) newspaper on Friday, that the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out over 420 sorties during the past week and destroyed more than 910 positions belonging to terrorists in Syria.

Last November 23, the Ministry announced that the Russian planes destroyed more than 1320 sites of terrorists.

On a relevant note, the Ministry announced that long-range strategic TU-22M3 bombers carried out airstrikes on Daesh (ISIS) positions in the countryside of Deir Ezzor.

The bombers, which flew from Russia, destroyed Daesh’s fortified dens and vehicles, while Su-30SM fighter jets that took off from Hmeimim airbase provided cover for the long-range bombers in the Syrian airspace, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

The Ministry added that the destruction of all designated targets had been confirmed by UAV’s.

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