Pantsir-S1 air defence system spotted near Putin's Valdai residence – photos

Tetyana Oliynyk — Monday, 15 July 2024, 22:02

Journalists from the Russian service of Radio Liberty have spotted a Pantsir-S1 air defence system in satellite images taken near Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s residence in Valdai, Novgorod Oblast.

Source: Russian service of Radio Liberty

Details: The journalists say the Pantsir-S1 air defence system has been installed on a tower near the residence. Similar systems have previously been spotted in Moscow Oblast.

It is located in a forest on Ryabinovy Island, 3.7 km from Putin's residence in Valdai.

Satellite photo: Google maps, Radio Liberty

The tower with the air defence system is clearly visible in recent Google satellite images taken on 6 May 2024. The image history on Planet.com over the past few months shows that this air defence position near Putin's Valdai residence was installed in March 2024.

Russian media posted a photo of another Pantsir air defence system in January 2023 that was installed near his residence in the village of Yashcherovo in the Valdai area.

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