Other Topics of Interest Russia has significantly expanded its air defense perimeter around Moscow, constructing a new “ring” of Pantsir missile systems mounted on specialized towers. Recent OSINT analysis of satellite imagery shows that the number of defensive units surrounding the capital has now surpassed 100. Concurrently, Yandex Maps has “hidden” Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence by blurring the area, a tactic previously reserved for high-security military sites.

This fortification follows a series of Ukrainian drone strikes that have reached within six kilometers of the Kremlin.