Russia Builds S-400 Defense Ring Around Moscow Amid Drone War Escalation
Multiple launchers and an S-400 battery have appeared near parks and Moscow State University as drone strikes on the capital intensify, RFE/RL reported.
- Satellite imagery from May shows Russian forces installed an S-400 surface-to-air missile system and a 40V6MR mobile tower near the Moscow headquarters of Innopraktika, led by Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova, near Moscow State University.
- Recent weeks have seen frequent Ukrainian drone attacks on the capital, including a June 18 strike that ignited a fire at the Moscow oil refinery and damaged the Sadovod market and Mega Belaya Dacha shopping center.
- Across Moscow, military officials have deployed additional air-defense launchers in Izmailovsky, Moskvoretsky, and Losiny Ostrov parks, and on the experimental fields of the Timiryazev Academy, establishing a layered defensive perimeter.
- Reports from April show at least 27 active air-defense systems protecting Putin's residence at Valdai, indicating a consistent doctrine of prioritizing politically sensitive sites and family-linked facilities.
- The intensified deployment of air-defense systems across Moscow reflects the military's strategic focus on hardening the capital against aerial threats, prioritizing politically sensitive locations and infrastructure following recent high-impact drone strikes.
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Foundation linked to Putin’s daughter in Moscow protected by air defense system
A new ring of S-400 air defense systems is being built around Moscow to counter potential Ukrainian ballistic missile strikes. One of the positions was reportedly identified on a site linked to a project owned by Putin’s daughter.
New S-400 Position Near the Kremlin: Russia Apparently Continues to Expand Its Air Defense in Moscow
Russia apparently reinforces the protection of Moscow: Near the Kremlin a new S-400 position is said to have emerged on Putin's daughter's site.
Russian authorities have been strengthening Moscow's air defenses since late May and are building brand-new S-400 air defense installations in a park near Moscow, various media report citing OSINT researchers. According to these analysts, the construction sites in the Moskvoretsky Historical and Nature Park west of Moscow are comparable in shape and size to other S-400 locations near Moscow.
Russia probably strengthens the protection of Moscow: According to a report, a new S-400 position is close to the Kremlin – and close to a foundation of Putin's daughter.
In Moscow, next to the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center (INTC) of the Moscow State University, which is overseen by the Innopraktika Foundation of the youngest daughter of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Ekaterina Tikhonova, there was a site for the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.
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