Russian troops work 'round-the-clock' on new air defence positions - Interfax - Yahoo News

(Reuters) - Russians troops are moving "round-the-clock" astatine caller anti-aircraft rocket strategy positions to support against rocket and aerial strikes by Ukraine, the Russian Interfax reported precocious connected Sunday citing the defence ministry.

Crews of the S-300V systems were "mastering caller presumption areas" of the Russian agelong scope surface-to-air rocket systems, the quality bureau reported, citing a ministry statement.

"The aerial defence units of the Western Military District proceed to service successful the caller presumption areas connected combat work astir the clock," the bureau cited the ministry arsenic saying.

The Western Military District, 1 of Russia's 5 subject districts, incorporates regions bordering Ukraine, including the Belgorod and Bryansk regions. It besides covers the Kaliningrad exclave.

Citing a subject commander, Interfax reported that the S-300V artillery is susceptible of tracking a people astatine a region of up to 204 km (127 miles) and astatine an altitude of up to 30 km (18.6 miles).

(Reporting successful Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Robert Birsel)