MOSCOW: The Russian frigate Admiral Essen fired Kalibr cruise missiles at Daesh targets near the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday to help a Syrian army offensive in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The strike, which was launched from the Mediterranean, destroyed command and communications posts, as well as ammunition depots, a facility to repair armored vehicles, and a large group of militants, the ministry said.
The strike had targeted Daesh fighters from Russia and the former Soviet Union, it added.
Russian frigate fires cruise missiles at Daesh targets near Syria’s Deir Ezzor
Updated 05 September 2017
Russian frigate fires cruise missiles at Daesh targets near Syria’s Deir Ezzor
