Warships, warplanes as well as S-400 missile defense systems will be deployed to protect the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum during a summit in Russia's Far East next month, an official said on Friday, RIA-Novosti reports.
The summit will be held in the port city of Vladivostok on September 2-9.
"The security of the summit will be provided by engineering units of the Eastern Military District, and anti-aircraft units, which include an S-400 system, the [Sukhoi] Su-27SM, Su-30 and MiG-31 jets, as well as by Pacifit Fleet warships and submarines," RIA-Novosti quotes Igor Korotchenko, a miltary journalist and chairman of the Defense Ministry's Public Council.
S-400 missiles to protect APEC leaders
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