Earlier, the commander of the Eastern Military District’s forces personally checked readiness to enter combat duty.
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK,
December 1. /TASS/. Units of Russia’s latest S-300V4 air defense missile system
entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands, the press service of the Eastern
Military District said on Tuesday.
"Units of the
S-300V4 missile defense system entered combat duty on an air defense mission on
the Kuril Islands," the statement said.
Earlier, Commander of
the Eastern Military District’s forces Col. Gen. and the Hero of Russia Gennady
Zhidko personally checked readiness to enter combat duty. He highly appreciated
coordinated work of units and forces on duty during the drills when a signal
was received on Russia’s air border violation.
The S-300V4 is an
advanced highly mobile air defense missile system designated to protect vital
military and administrative facilities and groupings of forces against strikes
by ballistic and aerodynamic air attack weapons. This is the fourth version of
the upgraded S-300V battlefield anti-aircraft missile system.
Source: ITAR-TASS
01-12-2020
