Defense Ministry issued a video on the impact of the IG from a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea – RBC

Start of cruise missiles “Calibre”, November 2015

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Russian Defense Ministry launched cruise missiles demonstrated “Caliber” the positions of the Islamists in Syria. They were released from being in the Mediterranean submarine “Rostov-on-Don” – similar to the Russian military strike performed for the first time. This entry was posted on the official agencies in Twitter.

On Tuesday evening, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported the collision with the submarine Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For the first time applied the cruise missiles” Calibre “submarine” Rostov-on-Don “to the Mediterranean Sea”, – the minister said. According to him, the objectives were the major points of the terrorists on the territory of the province of Raqqa. Shoigu said that the launches were conducted from a submerged position.

The head of the Defense Ministry said that Russia had warned about the impacts the US, which led an international coalition to combat “Islamic state” (an organization banned in Russia), as well as Israel . “We have full confidence we can say that suffered quite significant damage to stock (the militants. – RBC’s ) ammunition and plant for the production of mines and, of course, on the oil infrastructure,” – said the Minister.

The diesel-electric submarine “Rostov-on-Don” refers to a family of low-noise submarines 636.3. This year it has tested weapons systems in the North Sea, and then made the transition to the Black Sea. In connection with the operation against “Islamic state”, she went to the shores of Syria.

According to the Defense Ministry, on Tuesday evening, December 5, the Russian military have increased the intensity of the attacks on the IG. For four days Air Group dropped about 2 thousand. Bombs on Islamist.

«Destroyed 70 command centers, 21 training base militants, six plants for the production of ammunition and explosives, 43 warehouses with arms and materiel, six storage facilities and oil refining, as well as other facilities, “- told in the Defense Ministry.

Russia launched operations against militants in Syria in late September. Vladimir Putin noted that Moscow plans to limit air strikes against the Islamists.