Air Strikes by VKS & SyAAF, 31 May 2017

Flying activity began only at 07.07, when a single Su-24 launched from Tiyas AB.

Flying activity began only at 07.07, when a single Su-24 launched from Tiyas AB.

The Russian reconnaissance aircraft was reportedly airborne over Sarqib around 09.42, but there was no additional flying until 11.09, when a Su-22 took off from Tiyas AB.

As-Safira launched one helicopter at 11.41, and another at 12.15, while Shayrat scrambled one Su-22 at 12.53, Tiyas one at 14.03, and Shayrat another at 14.05. As-Safira continued with an additional helicopter at 14.06, Kweres launched one L-39 at 14.14, as-Safira another helicopter at 14.43, and Russians scrambled one fighter-bomber from Hmemmem AB at 14.57.

Later on, Tiyas launched one Su-22 at 16.25, Hama one MiG-23 at 16.57, Shayrat got one Su-22 airborne at 17.55, Tiyas one Su-24 at 18.45, one more at 19.57, another at 20.09, while Kweres launched a single L-39 at 21.59. The second Russan fighter-bomber sortie of the day launched at 23.47 from Hmemmem AB.

As far as I can say right now, all of these operated against the Daesh.

Totals

VKS

Fighter-bombers: 2

Helicopers: 0

UAVs: 1

Recce: 1

SyAAF

L-39: 1

Helicopters: 3

MiG-21: 0

MiG-23: 1

Su-22: 6

Su-24: 4