Shoigu summed up the results of Russian operations for the year.
In Syria, Russia was first used in a combat situation a new air-launched missiles X-101. This was stated by the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu.
“The practical experience of firing a high-precision long-range weapons from surface ships and submarines from the Caspian and Mediterranean seas. Strategic aviation aircraft in a real combat situation for the first time used a new air-launched missiles X-101 with a range of up to 4.5 thousand kilometers,” – said Shoigu.
He also told how much progress Russia has achieved during the year the operations in Syria.
“Managed to stabilize the situation in the country, to release a significant part of its territory from armed groups of international terrorists, to organize the work of the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties,” – said Shoigu.
According to him, “during the operation, Air and space forces struck at clusters of militants and their infrastructure, was carried out delivery of humanitarian cargo to Syrian citizens and solved the other no less important tasks”.
