36 Russian anti-aircraft missiles “surface-to-air” for anti-aircraft missile complex S-125 “Pechora” Ukrainian law enforcement officers found in the Odessa region. This was announced today at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine said the prosecutor general of Ukraine Lutsenko.
According to him, Odessa law enforcement officers found contraband cargo, who were trying to smuggle in the African country Eritrea. As a part of Georgia is 36 missiles “surface-to-air” S-125 “Pechora” and he Missile System. Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has been concluded, that the complex of ammunition smuggling trying to smuggle in Russia Africa, but in the scheme of representatives of Rosoboronexport and Ukrainian mediators. At the same date, when he was allegedly seized contraband cargo, not called.
Withdrawn complex together with ammunition Lutsenko and Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Matios offered transfer to the armed forces of Ukraine.
Anatoly Matios on this occasion said, that on the basis of the property's arrest, namely ammunition and missile system, It proposed to be transferred to APU. In case of a positive decision of the Government, APU during the week will receive on alert “modern anti-aircraft missile complex consisting of a division usable and combat use of Russian missile complex “Pechora”.
note, that the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) C-125 “Pechora” It was developed as a system for combating low-altitude manned and unmanned aerodynamic purposes in the range of heights from 20 meters to 18 km and at a distance from the 3,5 to 25 km.
