S-400 missile defense systems reinforce military forces in eastern Russia

One more unit in Russia’s Eastern Military District was armed with modern S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems, chief press officer of the military district Colonel Alexander Gordeyev said on Tuesday.

“An air defense missile unit in the Eastern Military District is about to complete rearming to modern S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems,” Gordeyev said, noting that staff of this unit was having fire drills at a special fire range in Russia’s Volga River Volgograd Region and after that missilemen will go to a permanent base.

Air defense system-producing Almaz-Antey concern said last week that the eighth S-400 regiment consignment had been handed over to the Defense Ministry ahead of time and the company was preparing to make a ninth missile supply before the end of this year.

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