Russia deploys S-400 regiment on combat duty at borders with NATO member countries
The new S-400 air defense regiment is set to take up combat duty in the Leningrad region, the press service of the Western Military District reported.
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| Russia's S-400 complex. Photo: Sputnik |
"In the Leningrad region, the newest S-400 air defense missile unit has begun to take up combat duty for air defense of military, administrative and civil facilities," the statement said.
The Western Military District (ZVO) noted that the new system of the ZVO air defense missile regiment was received from the manufacturer's representatives at the Kapustin Yar testing ground in the Astrakhan region.
After test firing, the unit made a combined march of more than 2 thousand kilometers to Leningrad Oblast.
