Air Strikes by VKS & SyAAF, 30 May 2017

The Russians opened the day with take-offs from Hmemmem at 00.20, at 00.22, and 01.15hrs. All of these seemingly operated against the…

The Russians opened the day with take-offs from Hmemmem at 00.20, at 00.22, and 01.15hrs. All of these seemingly operated against the Daesh, and the rest of night was quiet.

Tiyas launched one Su-24 at 08.30, but then there was only UAV activity over Jishr ash-Shughour area until 10.20, when a single VKS fighter-bomber scrambled from Hmemmem AB. At 10.24, another Su-24 took-off from Tiyas AB. Then there was more UAV activity over NE Lattakia, and the Russian reconnaissance aircraft was reported high above Sarqib, too.

Elsewhere, as-Safira launched one helicopter at 11.08hrs, and another at 11.25. One Su-22 took-off from Shayrat at 11.30, and a single Russian fighter-bomber at 11.59. The same was repeated the next hour: one helicopter from as-Safira at 12.18, and one VKS fighter-bomber from Hmemmem AB at 12.21; then another helicopter from as-Safira at 12.38, and one more Russian from Hmemmem at 12.56.

As-Safira launched one more helicopter at 13.10, while Hama got one MiG-23 airborne at 13.42. Additional helicopter-take-offs from as-Safira were recorded at 13.46 and 14.40.

Late in the afternoon, the Russians launched their reconnaissance aircraft and at least two UAVs around 18.30, while Tiyas scrambled a single Su-24 at 19.19hrs, and another at 19.39.

During the evening, one VKS fighter-bomber launched from Hmemmem AB at 20.32, one L-39 from Shayrat at 21.15, the Russians got another aircraft airborne at 22.23, as-Safira scrambled a single helicopter at 23.00, and an L-39 launched from Tiyas around 23.39. The rest of the night was completely quiet.

Totals

VKS

Fighter-bombers: 12

Helicopters: 2

Recce: 1

UAVs: 7

SyAAF

L-39: 2

Helicopters: 8

MiG-21: 0

MiG-23: 1

Su-22: 1

Su-24: 4