The missile attack was launched from the
Mediterranean Sea, all targets have been hit.
MOSCOW, May
31. /TASS/. The Admiral Essen frigate and the Krasnodar submarine have fired
four Kalibr missiles at the facilities of the Islamic State terror group
(outlawed in Russia) located near the city of Palmyra, the Russian Defense
Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The
Admiral Essen frigate and the Krasnodar submarine currently deployed to the
eastern section of the Mediterranean Sea, fired four Kalibr missiles at the IS
facilities near Palmyra. All targets have been hit," the statement reads.
According to the Defense Ministry, the submarine fired missiles from
underwater.
The attack targeted terrorist shelters east of Palmyra, where militants armed with heavy weapons had moved from Raqqa, the Defense Ministry added.
The
statement also says that "the US, Turkish and Israeli military authorities
were timely informed about cruise missile attacks, the current communications
channels were used."
"The
successful mission has proved the high level of the Russian navy’s combat
readiness, particularly of the crews of the warships and the submarine involved
in the cruise missile attack," the Defense Ministry pointed out.
"Russia’s
navy has shown its ability to carry out effective attacks using precision
weapons shortly after receiving orders," the ministry stressed.
Source: ITAR-TASS 31-05-2017
