Warships, warplanes and ground-based air defense systems would be deployed for the security of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Russia.

Russian armed forces to safeguard upcoming APEC summit

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Public Council, Igor Korotchenko said that Russian armed forces will provide security for the summit employing units of the Eastern Military District, anti-aircraft forces which use the S-400 Triumph System, Su-27SM, Su-30 and MiG- 31 fighters, warships and submarines. The 24th APEC summit will be held from Sept. 2 to 9^th in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. It is the first time for Russia to host a top-level APEC gathering.