The Russian Defense Ministry informed on September 2: "In the past two days, Russian warplanes have destroyed 9 military equipment, including 2 tanks, 6 artillery pieces, 1 homemade missile launcher, 3 ammunition depots, 1 command center, and 20 trucks carrying fuel, weapons and ammunition."
The Russian Defense Ministry said that IS is deploying more forces in Deir Ezzor.
"The IS fighters will not give up their efforts to stop the Syrian army's advance by transferring armored vehicles and vehicles moving on rugged terrain equipped with machine guns, weapons and ammunition to the Deir Ezzor area and establishing new positions reinforced with artillery and mortar guns," the statement said.