on tuesday, russian admiral kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser began combat operations in syria, russian defense minister sergei shoigu said. 




shoigu said russian frigate admiral grigorovich launched missiles on terrorist targets in syria, sputnik reported. 




"today, we started a major operation to launch massive strikes on isil and al-nusra front (also known as fatah al-sham front) targets in the idlib and homs provinces in syria," shoigu said at a meeting with the ministry<u+2019>s leadership and defense enterprises. 




"for the first time in history of russian navy, admiral kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser has begun military operations," shoigu said. 




russian naval task force in syria is reliably protected by bastion coastal defense missile systems and pantsir systems, the minister said. 




russian admiral grigorovich frigate targeted terrorists in syria with kalibr cruise missile strikes, russian defense minister sergei shoigu said on tuesday. 




"today, we started a large-scale operation on launching massive strikes on isil and al-nusra front targets in the idlib and homs provinces in syria," shoigu said, sputnik reported. 




according to him, admiral grigorovich frigate, bastion coastal missile systems and "for the first time in history of the russian naval forces" admiral kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser take part in the military operation. 




"admiral grigorovich frigate takes part in the operation. today, it launched kalibr cruise missiles on terrorist targets that had been confirmed by intelligence data and determined in advance," the minister said at a meeting of russian president vladimir putin with top officials of the russian armed forces.
sergei shoigu: admiral kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser has begun military operations for the first time in history of russian navy; kills over 50 nusra terrorists including commanders in aleppo
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