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Russia to station extra S-400 air defense missile systems in Crimea 51901162.
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Extra S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems will be stationed in Crimea, Commander of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Army Lieutenant-General Viktor Sevastyanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti news agency.
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"There are such plans but I will not specify the timeframe now," Sevastyanov said.
According to him, both S-300 (SA-10 Grumble) and S-400 air defense missile systems will be stationed in Crimea. "The S-400 system will have an advantage as this is a more advanced and digital complex," Sevastyanov said. The 18th Guards Air Defense Missile Regiment received the advanced S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system in 2016. The regiment learnt to operate the advanced system and then practiced launching missiles during the Kavkaz-2016 command and staff exercise in August 2016. |
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