The Deputy Defence Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said that a regiment in the Khabarovsk Territory received a set of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in 2020.
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"In the interests of the Aerospace Forces, a regimental set of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has been delivered," he said at a Military Acceptance Day. Alexei Krivoruchko noted that the set was delivered to the 1529th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Khabarovsk.
The regiment commander Roman Kapelyukh assured that all the rearmament measures on the S-400, scheduled for 2020, have been completed. The new system significantly increased the regiment's capabilities to detect and destroy enemy air attack weapons.
Also in the first half of 2020, the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the Deputy Defence Minister, received 15 new and one repaired aircraft (MiG-35S, Yak-130, Su-35S, Su-34, Il-76), 36 new and 19 past repair helicopters (Mi-28UB, Mi-8AMTSh, Mi-8MTV-5-1, Mi-8, Ka-27, Mi-24). In addition, the troops received two new and one refurbished radar station.
