Putin: The Russian army has begun to receive the S-500 air defense missile system

　　China News Service, June 21. According to a comprehensive Russian media report, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 21st that the Russian military has begun to receive the S-500 air defense missile system when receiving representatives of the graduates of the Russian military academy.

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

　　According to reports, Putin also said that the "Sarmat" heavy intercontinental ballistic missile has successfully completed the test. According to the plan, by the end of this year, the first missile of this type will join the combat readiness duty.

　　"The key task is to deploy new weapons systems that will determine the combat effectiveness of the three armed forces in the coming years and decades," Putin said.