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Since last week, several rooftops in Moscow have suddenly got anti-aircraft guns, including at the Ministry of Defense. Although some sources say that anti-aircraft defenses at the Defense Ministry have been there since December, Russia correspondent Joost Bosman hears from many quarters that this is a new phenomenon. A political scientist critical of the Kremlin speaks of an absolute PR loss for Putin.
Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles on Red Square in Moscow. Since last week, several rooftops in Moscow have suddenly got anti-aircraft guns, including at the Ministry of Defense. Although some sources say that anti-aircraft defenses at the Defense Ministry have been there since December, Russia correspondent Joost Bosman hears from many quarters that this is a new phenomenon. (ANP / Associated Press / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Since last week, Bosman has seen videos appearing all over Moscow rooftops where anti-aircraft guns are being set up. “This is fairly new.” According to Bosman, the new development has to do with Ukraine striking Russian targets in the Saratov region and Ryazam. There, airfields were bombed by drones 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. “Ukraine now has a missile that can fly more than a thousand kilometers, so Moscow is within reach.”
However, the placement of anti-aircraft missiles is also said to be a way for the Russian government to show that Moscow takes the war in Ukraine seriously. Bosman spoke to a critical Kremlin political scientist and former Kremlin adviser who calls it a major PR loss for Putin.
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