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Russia has reacted to North Korea’s increased nuclear and ballistic missile testing and has moved to the border. Vladimir Putin has sent missile attack defences to its border with North Korea. President Trump reached out to the Kremlin to do more to help put a stop to Kim Jong-un’s nuclear programme, but Russia accused the US of antagonising the rogue state. In the footage, the huge systems can be seen being unveiled on the border with North Korea.

RUPTLY•GETTY North Korea news: Russia have moved defences to the North Korean border

Alexei Morokov, Commander of Air Defence regiment, said: “Regular S-400 air-defence complex is entering into service and putting on alert towards the Primorsky direction, where it will be fully staffed by the newest anti-aircraft system. “Personnel of the regiment have made the big way since first training.” The Triumph missile-defence system can detect objects from up to 600km away and engage a target at 400km. The new defence systems are aimed at destroying aircrafts, ground targets and ballistic and cruise missiles.

Regular S-400 air-defence complex is entering into service Alexei Morokov

The surface-to-air missile systems were activated simultaneously at four locations, in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Zelenogorsk and Leningrad Region. President Donald Trump used his Asia tour to try to improve relations with Vladimir Putin, but the pair are not united on solving the North Korea crisis. As tensions grow over how to manage North Korea’s nuclear threat, it was announced that Russia would increase its number of ballistic missile testing next year. Top Kremlin commander Sergei Karakayev said: “Five missile launches were carried out in 2017, with another one pending, and 12 launches have been planned for 2018.”

Putin's troops amass on North Korea border Thu, September 28, 2017 Photos captured some of the troops patrolling the top of Zaozyonara Hill, a meeting point between Russia, North Korea and China Play slideshow Yuri Smityuk/TASS 1 of 9 Russian border guards on patrol on the top of Zaozyornaya Hill at the Khasan crossing point on the Russian-North Korean border in the tri-border area where the boundaries of Russia, China and North Korea meet