Russia brings S-400 super missile complex to Crimea

A Russian military official said on July 15 that the country will deploy the S-400 air defense system to the Crimean peninsula next August.

According to Sputnik, quoting Deputy Commander of the 18th Surface-to-Air Missile Regiment Yevgeny Oleinikov, in August, S-400 complexes will be deployed in Feodosia. These systems will replace the S-300 complexes currently deployed here.

The S-400 air defense missile system is an improved version with more powerful features than the S-300 series of missile systems.

The S-400 is a mobile air defense system designed to intercept many types of aerial targets, including aircraft, helicopters, drones, strategic cruise missiles, ballistic missiles...

Up to now, Russia's S-400 mobile air defense missile system is still considered one of the most powerful air defense systems in the world, capable of tracking 300 targets and simultaneously shooting down 36 of them.

Also on July 15, more than 20 planes and helicopters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet participated in exercises in the Crimean peninsula.

According to Vietnamnet