Moscow, October 8 (RHC)-- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian forces have struck 112 targets in war-torn Syria since launching a bombing campaign against the militants in the Arab country last week.

“Strikes have hit 112 targets from September 30th until today,” the Russian defense minister said in televised comments, adding that "the intensity of the strikes is increasing.”

Shoigu went on to say that Russian warships have joined the battle against the Daesh Takfiri group, adding that on Wednesday four warships carried out 26 cruise missile strikes against 11 targets belonging to the terrorist group in Syria.

"According to objective control data, all the targets were destroyed. No civilian objects sustained damage,” Shoigu added. “In addition to the air force, four warships of the Caspian flotilla have been involved,” the Russian defense minister added.