MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers have destroyed three large weapons and ammunition depots of the Islamic State (IS, terror group, outlawed in Russia) and a terrorist command post near the city of Aqerbat in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The strike has destroyed three large weapons and ammunitions depots along with a terrorist command post close to the city of Aqerbat, which has been confirmed by objective control data," the ministry said.

The ministry reported that  "on July 5, the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers, which took off from the Engels airfield on the territory of the Russian Federation, has performed a flight with aerial refueling and delivered a strike with the most advanced Kh-101 cruise missiles against the facilities of the ISIL [the former name of the Islamic State] terrorists on the border of the provinces of Hama and Homs (the Syrian Arab Republic)." 

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers have delivered a strike with Kh-101 cruise missiles against the objectives of the Islamic State terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) on the border of the provinces of Hama and Homs in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"On July 5, the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers, which took off from the Engels airfield on the territory of the Russian Federation, has performed a flight with aerial refueling and delivered a strike with the most advanced Kh-101 cruise missiles against the facilities of the ISIL [the former name of the Islamic State] terrorists on the border of the provinces of Hama and Homs (the Syrian Arab Republic)," Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"The strike "destroyed three large depots of armaments and munitions and a terrorists’ command post near the town of Akerbat, which is confirmed by registering equipment data."

The Russian strategic bombers delivered the strikes with the latest Kh-101 precision missiles from a distance of about 1,000 km. The bombers made their sortie under the cover of Russia’s Sukhoi SU-30SM fighter jets, which had taken off from Hmeymim airbase in Syria, the ministry said.

The Kh-101 is the Russian strategic airborne cruise missile based on modern stealth technologies. It is capable of striking targets at a distance of up to 4,500 km. Kh-101 missiles can carry nuclear warheads.