#Russian air defense systems
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-e2c849824e900c05e64a0cd901f0506f.png "Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter installing Pantsir-SMD-E air defense system on the rooftop of civilian buildings in Moscow, May 2026.")
![Ukrainian long-range drones prepared for launch by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian long-range drones prepared for launch by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian 5N63S radar station from S-300/S-400 air defense systems.]( "Illustrative image. Russian 5N63S radar station from S-300/S-400 air defense systems. (Source: Russian media)")
![Russian Buk-M2 air defense system during a military exhibition in Moscow, 2017.]( "Illustrative image. Russian Buk-M2 air defense system during a military exhibition in Moscow, 2017. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)]( "Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)")
![Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)]( "Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Nearly 600 Ukrainian strike drones targeted Moscow and key Russian military-industrial facilities overnight in what became one of the largest aerial attacks on Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war, hitting microelectronics plants, fuel infrastructure, missile-related enterprises, and areas near the Russian capital.![Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-aabe3326635733b3017a2b65d332b5ca.jpeg "Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)")
