Andrew Roth in Moscow – The Guardian Jan 19, 2023
Missile systems designed to intercept aircraft and incoming missiles appear to have been deployed on top of several defence and administrative buildings in downtown Moscow, signalling that the Kremlin is preparing for a potential, if unlikely, attack being directed on the Russian capital.
A Pantsir air-defence-system is hoisted to the top of a Moscow building. Click to enlarge
Photographs published on social media on Thursday showed a Pantsir missile system had been installed on the roof of an eight-story building used by the Russian defence ministry along the Moskva River.
Another video showed the air defence system being lifted on to the roof of an education building in Moscow’s Taganka district, 1.5 miles south-east of the Kremlin.
The short-to-medium-range systems are used to defend against aircraft, helicopters, and cruise missiles. The Russian military has also said they could be used against smaller targets, such as military and commercial drones, which have become ubiquitous on the battlefield since Vladimir Putin launched his wide-scale invasion in February.
Images of the missile systems in Moscow emerged a day before western defence officials were set to meet at Ramstein airbase in Germany to agree on a new military aid package to Ukraine that could include the provision of heavy tanks.
The US has already pledged nearly $2bn in further military aid to Ukraine, including a Patriot air sefence system meant to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian missiles.
But Russian officials have issued warnings ahead of the meeting, attempting to dissuade Nato countries from providing more advanced weapons by claiming that these could potentially spark a nuclear conflict.
“The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the beginning of a nuclear war,” wrote Dmitry Medvedev, the former president, who has become a leading hawk as deputy chairman of Russia’s security council.
The “Pantsir” anti-aircraft rocket missile and gun system in the feild. Click to enlarge
Russian military officials did not immediately confirm the installation of the missile systems. However, several Russian media outlets have also reported on the deployment of long-range S-400 missile systems in Moscow in recent weeks. The S-400 and Pantsir-S1 systems are often used in tandem.
The missile systems have appeared in the wake of a Russian bombing campaign that has used missiles and drones to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, leading to scores of deaths across the country. A Russian X-22 anti-ship ballistic missile hit an apartment block in the city of Dnipro last week, killing 45.
Pro-Kremlin bloggers on Thursday said that the appearance of the missile systems in Moscow showed that the Russian military leadership was concerned now about attacks on their own cities.
As I said the other day, these S400 systems are located North of Moscow, and not to the South, as if they were expecting missiles or drones from UKraine.
Sitting them to the North indicates that Moscow has intel which suggests a NWO Nazi decapitation strike.
They are desperate and will consider all options, irrespective of their stupidity and danger.
When Russia wins in UKraine, the NWO Nazi bubble goes pop, and NATO becomes a joke.
This comes as social media show scenes from Amerikan streets that would be worthy of any Hollywood Zombie flick.
And that tries into another question, where is the Belgorod with its tsunami torpedo? Could it be heading to the West Coast of Amerika, ready to tsunami Los Angeles and Hollywood?
Some, or all of the attacks inside Russia have been launched by the SAS. It is entirely possible that the SAS with the right kit, launch a decapitation strike on the Russian ruling elite, because the systems in place appear to deal with a broad range of threats.
I’m beginning to think Russia winning decisively in Ukraine will not be enough to stop the west’s attacks and provocations, and Russia can only protect itself definitively by beating the US, Europe and NATO, and to do that it must see the whole west collapse economically. But until then the attacks will get worse and go deeper into Russia, and as the western beast dies its death throes risks its use of nukes.
Russia is coping while the west is dying and for all our safety we need the west to expire soon.
If the US and their NATO minions determine Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine via conventional means, do not be surprised to see Washington commit a nuclear false flag against one or more NATO cities to justify their own “righteous response” against Russia.
Just two comments. This kinda sums up the paid opposition on here. How many daily views does this site get per day?
US/NATO reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger’s skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.
After Ramstein, Russia must start the offensive asap.
Russia now has deployed anti-missile systems in all its cities of concern.
It’s Russia’s move.
The US owns this war and the US owns the shame!
When will they do China?
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01/10/fads-j10.html
Most citizen’s of NATO countries would rejoice if Russia flattened all of their parliaments and state controlled media.
@FLORIAN
YES all parliaments + state media !