Russian Armed Forces achieve impressive results in Syria, hundreds of terrorists killed - Putin

BURABAI SETTLEMENT (Kazakhstan), October 16. /TASS/. The Russian military has achieved impressive results in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State on Friday. "Attacking the targets previously agreed with the Syrians from the air and sea, our troops have achieved impressive results. They destroyed hundreds of operation centers and ammunition depots, hundreds of terrorists and large numbers of military equipment," the Russian leader said. He noted that Russia was committed to "forming the broadest coalition to counter extremists and terrorists." "Russia has repeatedly warned of the danger of the strengthening of radical forces in this region, advocating consistently and at all levels the need to join forces of the international community to confront extremist groups. In this context, we felt it was our duty to take concrete steps in the fight against the so-called Islamic State and other radical groups in Syria," Putin said. He recalled that the operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces involving Caspian Flotilla ships "folly conforms to international law and is absolutely legitimate, since it is carried out on the basis of the official request of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad." "It has strictly defined frames, aircraft and other means are used exclusively for attacking terrorist groups. There are also time limits coinciding with the Syrian forces’ offensive operations against terrorists," the president said. Read more