Social media report anti-aircraft techniques positioned in Moscow

Social media posts on Friday mentioned air-defense techniques have been put in in a number of spots in Moscow, together with atop the Russian Protection Ministry headquarters.

Russian officers haven’t commented on the stories of weaponry resembling a Pantsir-S1 cell anti-aircraft system noticed on the roofs of a constructing in central Moscow about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) east of the Kremlin and of the Protection Ministry, which looms alongside the Moscow River throughout from Gorky Park.

Studies earlier within the week mentioned S-400 cell surface-to-air missile models had been seen close to the sprawling Losiny Ostrov forest park on Moscow’s northern border and at an agricultural institute within the capital.

Since Russia despatched troops into Ukraine practically 11 months in the past, it has been hit with a number of drone strikes or tried strikes deep inside its territory. Authorities mentioned a Dec. 5 drone strike killed three folks at a army airfield some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

Explosive drones additionally struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Russia-annexed Crimea.

Whereas the USA and different NATO members have offered billions of {dollars}’ price of army assist to Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden has mentioned that Washington wouldn’t ship weapons that may very well be used for assaults within Russia.

Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, however raised the prospect on Thursday of such weapons being equipped sooner or later, saying it will “convey the battle to a complete new stage.”