END OF ISIS: Russian bombers obliterate jihadi targets in Syria using state-of-art missile
RUSSIAN bombers have obliterated Islamic State targets in Syria with the launch of its new cruise missiles.
Russia has waged an air campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad
The Defense Ministry said Tu-95 long range bombers launched new Kh-101 missiles on ISIS facilities in the area along the boundary between the provinces of Hama and Homs.
Three large ammunition depots, as well as a terrorist command facility near the town of Uqayribat, were destroyed in the bombing yesterday.
Strikes were reportedly made from a range of about 620 miles after taking off from an airfield in southwestern Russia and marked the sixth time Vladimir Putin’s armed forces have used the newest high precision missiles in combat.
The attack was carried out by Tu-95 long range bombers
Strikes were reportedly made from a range of about 620 miles
Russian Su-30 fighters based at the Hmeymim airfield in Syria's Latakia province provided air cover during the attack, according to the ministry.
A statement said: “After successfully accomplishing the task of the combat mission, all Russian aircraft returned to their airfields.”
The TU-95 bombers can be packed with a maximum of eight of these new Kh-101 missiles, which can destroy a target up to 4,500 kilometres away.
Russian Air Force carry out airstrikes on ISIS targets
And this type of missile, boasting an accuracy of as little as five to six metres, could also be equipped with a nuclear warhead according to officials.
Russia has waged an air campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad since September 2015.
And the Kremlin and Russian military has used the campaign to test a number of its latest weapons, including these types of long-range cruise missiles, for the first time.