Russian Federation releases video of first-ever submarine launch of Kalibr missiles

Earlier today, in a clear advance notice to the French and U.S. navies which are both set to arrive just off the coast of Syria in the coming weeks, Russian Federation for the first time targeted Islamic State targets in Syria with Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles launched from a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea off the Syrian coastline, according to Russias Defense Minister.

Shoigu, meanwhile, also said Russia had “actively worked” on the region where Turkey shot down a Russian war jet on the Syrian border on November 24, allowing Syrian special forces to recover the plane s black box.

In an interview with Italian journalists, Lavrov said that Russian Federation sees no other reason behind the incident with its Su-24 other than an attempt by Turkey to undermine anti-terrorism efforts or even derail the political process in Syria, which has begun to take shape on the basis of the Vienna agreement.

Sergei Shoigu said the targets destroyed said the targets destroyed in the latest wave of Russian airstrikes included a munitions depot, a factory manufacturing mortar rounds and oil facilities belonging to “terrorists”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin raised eyebrows Wednesday in an interview discussion with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and covered by RT, part of the state news apparatus. “Open it only together with foreign experts”.

“They have helped us in response to this”, he said at an event organised by the International New York Times on the sidelines of the United Nations climate summit in Paris.

During Shoigu’s report to Putin he referenced a repeat of another ambitious element of the Russian campaign in Syria – long-range assault missions flown by Tu-22 Backfire supersonic bombers, from bases on Russian soil.

Russian Federation said it had also struck targets in Syria with 26 missiles launched in October from warships in the Caspian Sea.

They were redeployed to the Khmeimim airbase in the province of Latakia.

The Rostov-on-Don (B-237) is a diesel-electric stealth sub, claimed to be one of the world’s quietest, the first example of the third generation submarines of the Varshavyanka class (Project 636) subs.

Turkey says the Russian jet strayed into its airspace and ignored repeated warnings, while Moscow insists it was flying over Syria.