Aggressor country Russia, which unleashed a full-scale war against Ukraine, is now forced to strengthen the air defense of its capital. In recent weeks, it has "revised the structure" of short- and medium-range air defenses around Moscow.

This was announced by British intelligence. The corresponding report was published on September 12 on the Twitter page of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The department noted that the Russian capital needs a more reliable and effective defense against drone attacks, "which the city now experiences most days."

In this regard, since early September, the Russians have placed their Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on elevated areas, such as special ramps.

"Earlier, after strikes on the Engels and Ryazan airbases in December 2022, Russia also placed SA-22 (according to NATO codification it is "Pantsir-S1". - Ed.) on the roofs of official buildings in Moscow," the intelligence recalled.

It suggested that this "will almost certainly allow the system to detect and hit UAV-type targets." But at the same time, this deployment of air defense systems is also intended to serve as a loud assurance to the public that the authorities have the threat under control.

As previously wrote OBOZREVATEL:

- On the evening of September 11, explosions erupted in the town of Rylsk in the Kursk region of Russia. An administrative building was damaged, and the authorities complained of a drone attack.

- Explosions on the night of September 11 also occurred in the Belgorod region of the terrorist country.

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