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Russian Air Forces Complete 141 Sorties, Strike 472 Terrorist Facilities

Russian Aviaton » Monday November 23, 2015 21:42 MSK
Su-35S, single seat multirole fighter | © Vladimir Karnozov

Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out 141 sorties over the last 48 hours, striking 472 terrorist targets in Syria, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Gen.-Maj. Igor Konashenkov said Monday.

“Russian Aerospace Forces planes have completed 141 sorties and delivered 472 strikes against terrorist facilities in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor,” Konashenkov said.

According to Konashenkov, over the past two days the Russian warplanes have continued to actively engage in reconnaisance and to launch airstrikes at the specific targets of terorist groups operating in Syria.

In the past two days terrorists in Syria have sustained their biggest losses in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman stated.

"According to information available to us through the Baghdad information center, terrorists have suffered their biggest losses in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Aleppo," Igor Konashenkov said.