Russian airstrikes destroyed Daesh command post near Raqa as well as an underground bunker, the defence ministry said on Saturday, as Moscow pressed along with its bombing campaign in Syria.

"Over the past 24 hours SU-34 and SU-24M jets of the Russian airborne formation in Syria made more than 20 sorties over nine Daesh infrastructure facilities," the defence ministry said. A command post in the area of Daesh stronghold Raqa as well as an underground bunker storing explosives had been destroyed, it added.