Russia crushes hundreds of ISIS targets in just three days

Vladimir Putin's bombers conducted hundreds of sorties in war-ravaged Syria, Moscow's defence ministry confirmed.

Kremlin defence minister Sergei Shoigu said: "We carried out more than 300 combat missions in Syria in the past three days, hitting over 600 various targets."

It comes as Moscow launched a staggering aerial assault involving 2,000 bombs against the brutal terror group.

The bombings destroyed a series of extremist targets as it steps up its campaign against ISIS.

According to a statement released by Russia's military, 1,920 bombs have been launched against ISIS militants since December 5.

It read: "Seventy command centres, 21 training camps, six munitions and explosives plants, 43 munitions depots and six oil objects were destroyed.

"As a result, the strikes have created the conditions for further offensive action of the Syrian army in cooperation with other armed forces in the areas of Aleppo, Idlib, mountainous Latakia and Palmyra."

Russia also slammed ISIS targets using missiles fired from its 'Black Hole' submarine based in the Mediterranean for the first time.

Shoigu said during a televised meeting with ruthless Putin that Russia had struck ISIS targets in Syria with missiles fired from a submarine for the first time.

The Rostov-on-Don sub, described by Russia as the "quietest in the world", was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus.

The submarine is equipped with missiles similar to those used by the warships of Russia's Caspian flotilla to strike ISIS targets.

(The Daily Star)