The first brigade of Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Russian Armed Forces has been deployed in the Southern Military District. As sources in the military department told Izvestia, the formation of a brigade armed with Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems was completed at the end of last year. The unit received a set of equipment, personnel were formed.
Currently, the new brigade is part of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Order of Lenin Army of the Southern Military District. Its divisions are deployed in the Volgograd and Rostov regions. The G8’s likely adversary is NATO’s southern flank forces. If necessary, the army can be quickly transferred to the west.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov has already reported that over the past year, the combat fleets of air defense units have replenished with modern anti-aircraft systems Buk-MZ, Tor-M2 and the Arctic Tor-M2-DT. According to the general of the army, this technique occupies a leading position in the world in its classes.
Experts emphasize that these are defensive systems and their appearance is designed to strengthen the Russian southern borders.
“In the light of this, all statements that Russia is allegedly going to attack someone and is plotting aggressive actions look implausible,” said Sergey Ordzhonikidze, former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.
“Buk-M3” form the basis of fire weapons for air defense of the ground forces in this class. Brigades equipped with new complexes are part of the combined arms armies. They should serve as a mobile reserve that can be quickly deployed to the most vulnerable areas.
The system can work on targets at a distance of up to 70 km and at an altitude of up to 35 km. Such characteristics make it effective in the fight against all types of air targets, including cruise missiles.
Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:
“Buk” sees everything: the south of Russia was covered with modern air defense systems
Source: IZ
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