"The missiles [fired by the ships] destroyed a command post and a base of the terrorists in the vicinities of Dar-Taaza city, as well as a mortar shells production facility and a large munitions store in Aleppo province. In accordance with the intelligence data provided by the objective controls means, the targeted objects have been destroyed," a spokesperson for the MoD said. "To ensure the safety of the local residents, the missiles passage corridor went over desolate locations," the official added.

Previuosly, the Russian Navy`s surface and underwater combatants fired 3M-14 Kalibr land-attack missiles to strike the facilities of the Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State terroristic groupings (both forbidden in Russia) in Syria. Four ships of the Caspian Flotilla conducted the first strike on October 7, 2015, having launched 26 Kalibr-NK missiles against 11 objects. The aforementioned surface combatants launched 18 more 3M-14 land-attack missiles on November 20, 2015. On December 8, the Rostov-na-Donu Project 636.3 (Improved Kilo-class) diesel-electric submarine (SSK) fired four Kalibr-Pl land-attack missiles while staying submerged in the Mediterranean Sea.

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