Russian military advisers played a direct role in planning the operation to liberate the Syrian city of Palmyra from the Islamic State militants, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Russian warplanes carried out a total of around 500 sorties, hitting more than 2,000 ISIS targets in Palmyra's area in the period of March 7-27, the ministry said in a statement.
Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:47 - GMT 06:47