The Khrizantema-S anti-tank missile is a type of weapon Russia will be delivering to Azerbaijan
MOSCOW (RFE/RL)—Russia has delivered a new batch of anti-tank missile systems to Azerbaijan as part of lucrative arms deals with Baku that have been strongly criticized by Armenia over the past year.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry released over the weekend video of around a dozen self-propelled Khrizantema-S systems unloaded from a Russian cargo ship that docked at Baku’s Caspian Sea port.
Khrizantema-S is designed to detect and destroy tanks, armored vehicles, field fortifications and even some low-flying aerial targets with guided missiles. It entered service with the Russian Armed Forces in 2005.
Azerbaijan is known to have received 10 such systems in 2015. It reportedly commissioned them in 2014.
Armenia’s top military officials on Monday declined to comment on the latest delivery. Defense Minister Vigen Sargsian said he will comment at a news conference later this week.
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