The Russian military operation in Syria was two years old. Generalization
The operation in Syria will come to complete destruction of terrorist organizations.
Moscow. September 30. INTERFAX.RU Two years ago, on 30 September 2015, Russia decided to take part in the operation against the militants “Islamic state” (banned in Russia) and other terrorist groups. The beginning of the Russian operation was preceded by a request for assistance to the Russian President with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad. Vladimir Putin, in accordance with the law, asked for permission to use the Armed forces of Russia outside the country. After receiving it, the Russian aircraft headed for a Syrian airbase “Hamim”, where it is today.
The first point the airstrikes were conducted on ISIS positions on September 30. From the sea from the first days of the operation support to the pilots and the Syrian military started to provide the Russian sailors. Naval strike group 7 October attacked positions of objects and militants of the latest cruise missiles “Caliber-NK”, for which this was the first combat use.
Over the past two years, according to the defense Ministry, was defeated by more than 96 thousand different purposes, of which more than 53 thousand clusters of militants.
During the same period were plotted successful attacks on more than 17 thousand strong points of terrorists, thousands 8 command and control points, almost 7 thousand warehouses of ammunition and fuel and lubricants.
In addition, damaged or destroyed more than 970 of field camps and training camps, more than 200 terrorists controlled oil fields and oil and gas complexes, nearly 200 oil refineries and petroleum stations, over 130 pumping stations and fuel tankers columns.
The number of flights of Russian aircraft in two years exceeded 30.5 thousand flights, in which pilots launched over 92 thousand airstrikes.
Under the control of ISIL terrorists is less than 13% of the territory of Syria, in the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation regularly emphasize that the operation in Syria will go to the complete destruction of the terrorist organizations ISIS and “Dzhebhat-EN-Nusra” (banned in Russia).
In addition, during the Syrian operations staff of the International mine action centre (MPC) of the Armed Forces cleared almost 5.3 thousand hectares of the territory of Syria, the Russian sappers defused more than 60 thousand explosive objects.
In addition to aviation and Navy, in Syria, as repeatedly stated by the representatives of the Russian General staff work of the Russian special operations Forces that solve the task of eliminating terrorist leaders, destroy critical enemy targets and the adjustment of the strikes of our aviation.
In August 2017, Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov said at a press conference that Russia broke in Syria, almost all novelties of the domestic military-industrial complex — over 600 samples from a number of samples had to be abandoned because they could not stand the claims.