Russia fires cruise missiles as part of offensive in Syria


On November 15, 2016, the Russian frigate the Admiral Grigorvish fired long-range 3M-14 “Kalibr” (SS-N-30A) cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria. The ship-launched missiles targeted ISIS and al-Nusra Front strongholds in Idlib and Homs provinces. The offensive was accompanied by Russian air strikes on the city of Aleppo, as well as from mobile P-800 “Oniks” (Yakhont) ground-launched cruise missile systems within Syria.

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Missile Defense Project, "Russia fires cruise missiles as part of offensive in Syria," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 15, 2016, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/russia-fires-cruise-missiles-part-offensive-syria/.