#Moscow
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![Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)]( "Don-2N radar station, the central component of Moscow’s A-135 missile defense system, alongside a silo launcher for interceptor missiles. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
As Ukrainian drones continue to strike targets deep inside Russia, Moscow has expanded multiple layers of air defenses around the capital. Beyond rooftop-mounted Pantsir systems and S-400 batteries lies the Soviet-era A-135 missile shield—a Cold War system that still appears to rely on nuclear-tipped interceptors to defend Moscow.![Test launch of the FP-7.x interceptor missile.]( "Test launch of the FP-7.x interceptor missile.")
![A Lukoil gas station in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Lukoil gas station in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounted on the roof of Russia’s Defense Ministry building in Moscow, March 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Pantsir-S1 air defense system mounted on the roof of Russia’s Defense Ministry building in Moscow, March 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter installing Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system on the rooftop of civilian buildings in Moscow, May 2026.]( "Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter installing Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system on the rooftop of civilian buildings in Moscow, May 2026.")
![Ukrainian drones supply chain strikes air defense systems long-range warfare]( "Ukraine’s New “MiddleStrike” Drones Are Wiping Out Russia’s Supply Chains and Air Defenses")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine is rapidly scaling up drone production and use, capable of flying up to 200 kilometers. They are destroying Russian troop deployment sites and weapons arsenals and disrupting logistics. They also make it possible to carry out large-scale attacks deep inside Russia, thousands of kilometers away, turning its air defense systems into “Swiss cheese”.
-e2c849824e900c05e64a0cd901f0506f.png "Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter installing Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system on the rooftop of civilian buildings in Moscow, May 2026.")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")