MOSCOW. June 6 (Interfax-AVN) - An air defense unit of the Central Military District armed with S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Almaz-Antei Concern has been put on duty in a new positioning area.
"The main mission of the unit is to prevent unauthorized flights and air space trespassing and to stop aircraft that illegally cross the Russian border within the air defense sector," says a report of the information group of the Central Military District received by Interfax-AVN on Monday.
The unit operates S-300 road-mobile launchers capable of "destroying any type of modern air targets, including ballistic and flying at the minimal altitude," the report said.