air defenses 58-1 Army Combined Arms YUVO, stationed in South Ossetia, We had a low shooting on the range in the Astrakhan Region, According to the TV channel Zvezda.
According to the representative YUVO Vadim Astafieva, during firing calculations complexes destroyed about 10 high-speed targets such as "Saman", launched from different directions and flying at various altitudes.
Also, soldiers worked loading of air defense systems "Thor". Upon completion of firing personnel returned to the place of permanent deployment, and made atonement for combat duty.
As he told in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda Head of Air Defense Forces Alexander Leonov, systematic re-enable the troops to 2020 year increase combat capabilities 1,3 fold.
Next year will continue to supply to the unit short-range air defense missile system "Tor-M2", which have proved, including in Syria, as an effective means of combating the high-precision weapons and unmanned vehicles.
It is also planned to re antiaircraft brigade of medium-range air defense system to "Beech-MZ"
Besides, by Leonov said, "One of the strategic directions of" planned to form an anti-aircraft missile brigade, equipped with long-range air defense missile systems S-300V4.
Recall, 26 December, Russia marks the Day of Army Air Defense.