Moscow: Russia has deployed its most
advanced S-400 Triumf anti missile defence systems in its far
eastern region to counter the threat posed by North Korean
missile tests, a top military official said today.
"We have already deployed a battalion of the S-400
systems in Russia`s Far East in order to guarantee protection
from failed launches of (N Korean) missiles and to ensure that
the fragments of these missiles never fall on the Russian
territory," Chief of the General Staff, Gen Nikolai Makarov
was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
A regular S-400 battalion comprises at least eight
launchers with 32 missiles and a mobile command post,
according to local military experts.
Gen Makarov, who is accompanying President Dmitry
Medvedev on a tour of Mongolia, addressing a news conference
in Ulan Bator said Moscow was concerned over the proximity of
North Korean missile launch sites to Russia`s border.
Since January the Pyongyang regime has test launched
several ballistic missiles from its eastern coast. The
missiles are believed to be the modification of the Soviet
Scud-type fell in the Sea of Japan after travelling up to 500
kilometres.
Bureau Report
