Russia has warned it will target tanker trucks believed to be connected to Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
The country released footage which showed its fighter jets have been targeting oil trucks as well as a refinery as it looks to cut the terror group’s main source of income.
Russian military official Andrei Kartapolov was quoted by news sources in which he said his country was in a “free hunt” against tanker trucks carrying oil products believed to be belonging to terrorists.
Kartapolov said Russia had already destroyed around 500 fuel trucks transporting oil to Syria to refineries in Iraq.
He said the bombing raids had “considerably lowered” the ability of IS to export oil illegally from one country to another.
The revenues from oil are a key part to the financing of the terrorist organisation.
Earlier this week, the US also targeted tanker trucks belonging to IS for the first time, days after 129 people were killed in terror attacks in Paris.
Russia has been involved in a bombing campaign in Syria since late September in support of forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad.
A pledge by Moscow to increase air strikes comes after IS claimed responsibility for bomb which brought down a passenger jet over Egypt last month.
Earlier this week it was warned oil and gas engineers are being told to “name their price” when applying for jobs with Islamic State, according to an international terrorism expert.