Air Strikes by VKS & SyAAF, 29 May 2017

Two Russian fighter-bombers overflew the Latamina area around 00.13hrs and disappeared in eastern direction. A single Assadist helicopter…

Two Russian fighter-bombers overflew the Latamina area around 00.13hrs and disappeared in eastern direction. A single Assadist helicopter lifted off Hama AB around 03.05, and another pair of Russian fighter-bombers was scrambled from Hmemmem AB at 03.15hrs. The rest of the night was quiet.

At 08.33, a single Su-22 launched from Tiyas AB – and went in northern direction. At 08.47, a Su-24 lifted off from the same base. Then a Su-24 launched from Tiyas at 11.02, and a single Russian fighter-bomber from Hmemmem AB at 12.04.

A Russian UAV, followed by a single reconnaissance aircraft, were reported from the Jishr ash-Shughour area around 13.08–13.27, and then a Su-24 launched from Tiyas in northern direction, around 13.34. Two additional Su-24s scrambled from Tiyas at 13.55 (this – a simultaneous take-off oft wo Su-24s — is next to unheard of in years).

At 14.05, a Su-22 took off from Shayrat, and around 14.25 the Russian recce aircraft was observed high above Kfar Zita. At 15.09, a Su-24 launched from Tiyas, followed by another at 15.59.

There was next to no flying during the late afteroon: only one Russian fighter-bomber took-off from Hmemmem around 18.18hrs.

At 21.58, another Russian fighter-bomber was launched from Hmemmem AB, followed by one more at 22.12hrs, another at 22.41, and one at 22.57. A single Russian reconnaissance aircraft was reportedly active above Sarqib around the same time too – but no air strikes were reported.

Totals

VKS

Fighter-bombers: 10

Recce: 3

UAVs: 3

SyAAF

L-39: 0

Helicopters: 1

MiG-21: 0

MiG-23: 0

Su-22: 2

Su-24: 7