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![Fire and thick black smoke rise from the Moscow Oil Refinery following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on June 16, 2026. (Photo: Open source)]( "Fire and thick black smoke rise from the Moscow Oil Refinery following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on June 16, 2026. (Photo: Open source)")
![Russian law enforcement officers work next to a destroyed car in the courtyard of a residential building following a blast in Balashikha, Moscow region. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Mass Vehicle Searches Begin Across Moscow After Probable Assassination of Defense Ministry Official")
![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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- 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)")
