Russian warships in Mediterranean fire cruise missiles
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MOSCOW: (APP) Two Russian ships in the Mediterranean on Friday launched long-range cruise missiles against jihadist targets in Syria as part of Moscow's bombing campaign in support of the Syrian regime, the defence ministry said.
Russia's navy fired the missiles on Friday morning in its first use of cruise missiles against Syria since December last year.
It said two of its Buyan-class corvettes including its new Zelyony Dol patrol ship staged three launches of Kalibr cruise missiles against targets in Syria linked to the former Al-Nusra Front group, which has renamed itself Fateh al-Sham Front.
The defence ministry posted video footage on its YouTube page of the ships firing the missiles into a clear blue sky.
