Six Russian Tu-22M3 bombers hit Daesh targets in Syria

MOSCOW - 4 December 2017: Six Russian Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers delivered an airstrike on Daesh (a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) targets in the Syrian province of Deir ez Zor, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday.

"On December 3, 2017, six Tu-22M3 long-haul bombers that took off from an airfield in Russia delivered an airstrike on Daesh terrorists’ targets in the southeast of province of Deir ez Zor," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the warplanes hit militants’ munitions depots, command posts, manpower and hardware, Russian Tass news agency reported.

Su-30SM fighter jets based at the Khmeimim airdrome provided backing for the bombers in Syria’s airspace. The Russian bomber returned safely to their home bases after the mission.