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Russia to deploy S-400 and Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad: RIA cites senator

Russia to deploy S-400 and Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad: RIA cites senator

By REUTERS

Russian servicemen equip an Iskander tactical missile system at the Army-2015 international military-technical forum in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

MOSCOW: Russia will deploy its S-400 air missile defence system and ballistic Iskander missile in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing the head of the defence committee in the Russian upper house of parliament. Russia sees the deployment of its missiles near the western border as a response to Washington setting up a US missile shield in Europe, Viktor Ozerov was quoted as saying.