'Triumf' and Glory: Russia's Advanced S-400 Regiment Enters Service in Crimea

The S-400 Triumf air defense regiment deployed in Feodosia, Crimea. The S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is an anti-aircraft and anti-missile system, which can engage all types of aerial targets, including fifth-generation warplanes, drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, within a range of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles) and at an altitude of 27 kilometers (16,8 miles).

An officer coordinates the deployment of S-400 Triumf systems in Crimea. The military personnel of the regiment have successfully undergone training and held training missile launches in September 2016 as part the Caucasus-2016 drills.

A banner group during the ceremony of the S-400 regiment entering service in Feodosia. The mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system has been designed to intercept electronic warfare airplanes, as well as early-warning and surveillance aircraft amid aggressive electronic jamming.

The S-400 Triumf air defense regiment deployed in Feodosia, Crimea. The complex, comprising up to eight battalions, is capable of simultaneously guiding up to 72 missiles.

The rite of consecration of the personnel with holy water and a prayer during the ceremony of the S-400 regiment entering service in Feodosia.

The S-400 Triumf air defense regiment deployed in Feodosia, Crimea. The S-400 deployment to Crimea is part of a major rearmament plan that has been in place since the Black Sea Peninsula joined Russia following the March 2014 referendum.

The ceremony of the S-400 regiment entering on duty in Feodosia.

The launcher of the S-400 Triumf air defense regiment deployed in Feodosia.

Exhibition of armament samples at the regiment's area in Feodosia.

The S-400 Triumf air defense regiment deployed in Feodosia, Crimea.