“From September 1, the training of Turkish soldiers begins, ending at the end of the year, January 2 is the planned date for graduation. After that, the Republic of Turkey will be able to use the S-400 system for its intended purpose, ”Novikov quoted RIA Novosti as saying.

He noted that the concern is ready for negotiations on further deliveries of systems to Turkey.

On August 27, it became known that the second stage of S-400 deliveries to Turkey had begun.