Russia said that its jets hit 32 “terrorist” targets in Syria over the past 24 hours, claiming it had eased up its air strikes as allied government forces pushed a ground offensive. “The intensity of the sorties by our military aviation has slightly decreased in the past day,” Russia’s defence ministry said. “This is linked to the fact that the front line with the terrorist groups of ISIl is changing as a result of active offensives by the Syrian armed forces,” the statement said, using another acronym to refer to the ISIS.