2016-05-17express.co.uk

A cold War-style battle of wills has begun after Moscow announced plans to restore an ageing missile defence system near the Black Sea, just days after the US opened a similar station in Romania....

The Soviet-era relic near Sevastopol will be used to protect Russia from rocket attacks launched from locations in the Middle East, including Turkey and Syria.

Dnepr base will be equipped to intercept ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles at a range of around 2,000 miles.

The vast complex has not been used for 10 years but fell back under the Kremlin's control when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.



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