The deputy announced the start of deliveries of S-400 systems to China

State Duma deputy Vladimir Gutenev said on Ekho Moskvy that Russia has begun deliveries of S-400 missile systems to China, Interfax reports.

“India is now actively eyeing the S-400. We have now delivered the first divisions to China, ”the agency quotes the deputy’s statement.

When exactly the deliveries began and how many launchers China received, Gutenev did not specify.

In February, Rostec's director for international cooperation, Viktor Kladov , announced that Russia had begun production of the S-400 for China. The head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, last June argued that deliveries to China would begin no earlier than 2018, since weapons are first supplied to "their own army."

Later, Gutenev told the RNS news agency that he meant the start of production of S-400 systems for China, and not their delivery.

• China became the first country to conclude a contract for the supply of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems, which were put into service in the Russian Federation in 2007. The contract was also signed with India.
• Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Dmitry Rogozin explained that Russia supplies the S-400 "only to close states."