MOSCOW. Oct 24 (Interfax) - A battalion of S-400 air defense missile systems and a battery of Pantsir-S air defense missile and artillery systems of the Russian Aerospace Forces have been deployed to Serbia for taking part in a drill in a foreign territory for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"Russian crews of S-400 air defense missile systems and Pantsir-S air defense missile and artillery systems have been airlifted to Serbia by military transport planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces to take part in the second stage of the Russian-Serbian air defense exercise Slavic Shield 2019," the statement said.
"This is the first time an S-400 battalion and a Pantsir-S battery of the Russian Aerospace Forces will be training in a foreign territory," it said.