In particular, the footage showed the combat helicopter Mi-28N destroying Daesh armored vehicles with an antitank guided missile in the Palmyra area.
#СИРИЯ Уникальное видео: боевое применение ПТУР вертолетом Ми-28Н в р-не ПАЛЬМИРА по объектам террористов #ИГИЛhttps://t.co/Cnu3uLRDSE
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) 31 марта 2016 г.
In addition, the video demonstrated Russian airstrikes on Daesh terrorists and their infrastructure based north-east of Palmyra.
#СИРИЯ Авиаудары #ВКС РФ по живой силе и объектам инфраструктуры террористов в районе н.п. #ПАЛЬМИРАhttps://t.co/6cCqhyM1oP
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) 31 марта 2016 г.
The publication of the footage came as the Russian Army's General Staff said that the Russian warplanes conducted about 500 sorties, hitting 2,000 Daesh targets between March 7 and March 27.
Sergey Rudskoy, the Chief of the General Staff's Main Operations Directorate, said that the Russian jets destroyed most of the terrorists' command centers in the first couple of days.
‘#Palmyra damage monstrous, but mendable’: Experts to restore ancient city https://t.co/rzmA8jz0Lb pic.twitter.com/BaVWoHWkdz
— RT (@RT_com) 29 марта 2016 г.
According to him, the warplanes destroyed columns of cars carrying terrorists and ammunition, which were trying to break through to Palmyra from Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor.
Separately, he said that approximately 180 hectares (about 445 acres) of Palmyra's historical and residential districts have yet to be cleared of landmines and explosives.
The city of Palmyra and its historic ruins had been controlled by Daesh since May 2015.
The jihadist group, which has been condemned as a terrorist organization by Russia, the United States and other countries, shocked the world when it destroyed part of the ruins, which are a designated UNESCO World Heritage site.
