MOSCOW - Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed Saturday that its latest airstrikes in Syria destroyed a command center of the extremist group Islamic State (IS).

"Russian warplanes have carried out more than 20 flights to attack nine IS sites in Syria over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in an online press release.

"Surgical strikes carried out by Su-34 fighter bombers near the town of Raqqa (an IS stronghold in northern Syria) destroyed a command post of the IS gangs," according to the press release.

An underground bunker with a warehouse of explosives and ammunition was also destroyed during the strikes, it said.

The airstrikes, which included six sorties, were launched late Friday and early Saturday, targeting three IS terrorist infrastructure sites.

The ministry added that sorties made by Su-24M bombers destroyed military equipment and weapon depots, as well as logistics facilities, of IS militants in Idlib Province.

Meanwhile, terrorist fortifications, ammunition depots, fuel and lubricant materials as well as seven pieces of military hardware were struck by Russian aircraft.

Along with the statement were two video footage released by the ministry, which were taken by camera drones monitoring the results of airstrike missions in the Raqqa and Jisr al-Shughour cities of Idlib Province.(Xinhua)