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Turkey to start deploying Russian S-400 missile systems in October

08 March 2019 22:14 (UTC +04:00)

The process of deploying Russian advanced S-400 air defense missile systems in Turkey will begin in October, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said, ONA reports quoting Anadolu news agency.

"The deployment of S-400s will begin in October and the Air Force is studying, in which regions it is better to deploy them," the defense minister said.

Turkey’s defense chief reiterated that the acquisition of precisely Russian air defense systems was not "Turkey’s preference, but was a forced measure."

As Akar stressed, the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems are needed "to protect the country’s population."