From the speech of Sergey Rudsky (official website MO RF):
In total, 50 settlements and more than 2,7 thousand square kilometers of Syrian territory have been cleared of militants. A large group of ISIS terrorists in the area of the city of Akerbat was surrounded by a strike by government forces in converging directions on Es Sawanet. Continuing offensive action on the compression ring environment. In the near future, the city Akerbat will be released.
Another encirclement east of Itria has been created. This was possible thanks to the swift offensive actions of the units of General Hassan Sukhel with the support of aviation Russian Aerospace Forces. At the same time, the Syrian government forces began to use new methods of struggle against terrorist groups.
Another encirclement east of Itria has been created. This was possible thanks to the swift offensive actions of the units of General Hassan Sukhel with the support of aviation Russian Aerospace Forces. At the same time, the Syrian government forces began to use new methods of struggle against terrorist groups.
General Rudskoy noted that on the night of 12 in August, the Syrian army, with the support of the Russian Aerospace Force, conducted a unique operation to land a tactical landing force in the rear of ISIS (*) in the province of Rakka.
Head of State Educational Institution of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces:
The suddenness and swiftness of the operations of the airborne units, as well as the effectiveness of the fire engagement carried out by the Syrian artillery and the Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters, made it possible to quickly advance and seize the main forces of the government forces to El-Kder. ISIS formations (*) in this area are completely crushed. The Syrian army comes at a pace of 30-40 and more kilometers per day. As a result of the actions of the Syrian army, the cities of Al Kom, Bir Kdem, the oil field of Mambidija, were liberated, the attack on Al-Teibe continues, creating one more ring of encirclement. A group of government troops operating to the east of Palmyra captured the strategically important settlement of Sakhne and without stopping developing an attack on Deir Ez-Zor.
According to General Rudsky, the intensity of the sorties of Russian aviation has increased to 60-70 sorties per day - to destroy militant groups who are trying to move in the direction of Deir-ez-Zor.
Rudskoy:
Around the clock, the Russian Aerospace Forces airborne reconnaissance, detecting and destroying armored vehicles of Igilovtsy, heavy armament pickups and car columns with ammunition. Over the past day 5 Russian planes made 316 sorties and hit 819. In total, in August, the aviation of the VKS of Russia carried out 990 combat missions. 2518 air strikes were inflicted on command posts, positions, warehouses, transshipment bases and militant camps. 40 armored vehicles were destroyed, 106 vehicles with large-caliber machine guns mounted on them and up to 800 terrorists.
The representative of the Defense Ministry noted that the creation of de-escalation zones and the readiness of various armed forces in Syria to fight ISIS (*) are an important component of success. According to Sergey Rudsky, the total number of Syrian settlements that have joined the truce has reached 2207. Through the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, medical assistance was provided to more than 3,5 thousand civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic.