Russian fighters kill 30 militants after Su-25 downed in Syria

CAIRO – 3 February 2018: The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the country's air forces conducted a high-precision group strike in the area controlled by Jabhat Fatah al-Sham militants in Idlib, from where a missile that downed Russian Su-25 aircraft was launched, Sputnik reported.

"A group strike using precision weapons has been conducted in the area controlled by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in Idlib province, from where the missile was launched against the [downed] Russian Su-25 airplane. According to radio intercepts, as a result of the strike, more than 30 militants of Jabhat al-Nusra were destroyed," a report by the Russian Defense Ministry added.

The strike followed the downing of a Russian Su-25 aircraft in the area.