Five major arms depots destroyed by Russia's Tu-22M3 and Su-34 were used to supply Daesh militants near Aleppo, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.


Russia's Ministry of�Defense confirmed Tuesday that it had deployed Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-34 strike fighters in�Iran and these have already carried out�airstrikes against�terrorists in�Syria.


"On August 16, 2016, Tu-23M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 bombers, having taken off�from their base in�Hamadan [Islamic Republic of�Iran], carried out�group airstrikes against�targets belonging to�Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist groups in�the provinces of�Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Idlib," the ministry said in�a statement.


Russian bombers also destroyed three militant command points and training camps in�Syria's Serakab, Al-Bab, Aleppo and Deir Ez-Zor, killing "a significant number" of�militants, according to�the ministry.

By Sputnik