Russian media say Moscow will bolster air defence

Russian media reported that an additional air defence system has likely been installed near the Salaryevo metro station: a surveillance and targeting radar has been spotted in the area.

Source: Sirena, Telegram channel run by Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruprion Foundation; The Insider

Details: A Sirena reader shared a video which seems to suggest an air defence system has been installed near the metro station.

The Insider later clarified that the video shows a P-18-2 Prima surveillance and targeting radar. Medium- to long-range air defence systems are normally deployed in the vicinity of such radars.

Several air defence systems were installed in Moscow and its outskirts in December 2022, but Russian media began paying attention in January 2023, when air defence systems appeared on the roofs of several buildings.

Sirena counted seven such systems in January 2023, some near key government buildings and sites: Putin’s residence in Novo-Ogaryovo and the Ostafyevo airfield, which serves Gazprom [a Russian majority state-owned energy corporation - ed.]. The eight air defence system was installed in front of the Luzhniki stadium ahead of the rally and concert held there on 22 February 2023.

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