According to him, VVO will receive more than 500 units of new and modernized equipment.
“This will make it possible to re-equip 14 formations, in particular, two anti-aircraft missile regiments - for S-400 complexes and two anti-aircraft missile divisions - for Buk-M1-2 complexes,” RIA Novosti quotes the head of the Ministry of Defense.
He noted that the military-political situation in this strategic area remains tense, a set of measures is envisaged to neutralize emerging threats.
In early September, it was reported that the combat crews of the S-400 "Triumph" conducted exercises to cover the economic facilities of the Crimea.