Air Strikes by VKS & SyAAF, 1 June 2017

The Russians launched two additional fighter-bombers from Hmemmem AB at 00.31, while Assadists launched one helicopter from Hama around…

The Russians launched two additional fighter-bombers from Hmemmem AB at 00.31, while Assadists launched one helicopter from Hama around 03.12 (this is now the third such take-off registered around 03.00hrs local time in one week).

Otherwise, it was another ‘lazy morning’, until Tiyas launched one Su-24 at 10.31, and as-Safira one helicopter at 10.35. Tiyas followed with another Su-24 at 10.57, a single Russian aircraft took off from Hmemmem AB at 11.15hrs, while Shayrat got one Su-22 airborne at 11.24hrs.

Two fighter-bombers and a single helicopter launched from Hmemmem AB between 11.24 and 11.37. Then there was a period of increased activity: Kweres got one L-39 airborne at 12.51, as-Safira a single helicopter at 12.52, and another at 13.35; Tiyas launched one Su-22 at 13.41, Hmemmem AB launched one VKS fighter-bomber at 13.48, Tiyas got another Su-24 airborne at 14.15, as-Safira one helicopter at 14.32, Tiyas one Su-22 at 14.56, as-Safira another helicopter at 15.31, Tiyas launched one Su-24 at 17.00hrs, a single Russian fighter-bomber overflew NW Aleppo around 17.36, Tiyas launched another Su-24 at 17.46, and the day ended early – with by a take-off of one Su-24 from Tiyas.

Obviously, neither Assadsts, nor the Russians are very much in a hurry when fighting the Daesh.

Totals

VKS

Fighter-bombers: 7

Helicopers: 3

UAVs: 0

Recce: 0

SyAAF

L-39: 1

Helicopters: 6

MiG-21: 0

MiG-23: 0

Su-22: 2

Su-24: 6