The Russian Navy’s Mediterranean task force has grown to 15 warships and vessels, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said Thursday. The news comes following a Russian cruise missile strike on ISIL targets in Syrian Palmyra from a Russian Navy’s submarine and a frigate in the Mediterranean. ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed on Wednesday that his country will continue to hit ISIL terrorists and destroy them wherever they are on the Syrian territory. In a press conference with his Zambian counterpart, Lavrov said that the bases and facilities affiliated to ISIL terrorist organization are legitimate targets ...