UAV over New Moscow
An unknown plane was spotted in New Moscow flying towards the Tatneft gas station on the Kaluga Highway, Shot Telegram reported.
According to journalists, a police team patrolling the Tinao area at night reported that there was a glowing object in the airspace. The device moved at a low altitude towards the gas station, and then turned around and flew away in the direction of the Mikhailovo-Yartsevo settlement.
Shortly after, the Mash Telegram channel reported that three drones had been spotted in the sky over the Air-Space Force’s military unit in New Moscow about a day ago.
“First of all, the UAVs carried out continuous monitoring of the track. Quadrocopters were lifted from the forest belt next to the track. The drones remained at an altitude of 200 meters, but near the military unit they descended, circled and flew back. The checkpoint on duty and the staff – patrol officers – noticed the “birds” and notified the command,” the message says.
The post explains that law enforcement has surveyed the forest but found no trace of drone operators.
The drones are “solidly sized and equipped with white and red signal lights,” it said.
Channel sources also confirmed that a drone appeared in New Moscow, not far from this military unit, flying towards the Tatneft gas station near the Krasnopakhorskoye settlement.
These are not the first reports of UAVs in the region. On March 10, the Shot Telegram channel reported that police officers saw four unidentified aircraft in New Moscow.
According to the channel, around midnight, law enforcement spotted objects in the sky while patrolling TiNAO territory near the Planet of the Apes zoo.
“Objects were spinning at low altitude. It has now become clear what exactly law enforcement has noticed.”
Air defense facility in the capital
On January 19, pictures were published on Telegram channels showing how the Russian Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and weapon system was installed on the roof of the building complex of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the Frunzenskaya Embankment in Moscow. Other houses, including the administrative building on Teterinsky Lane.
Commenting on the information about the installation of the Pantsir-S air defense system on the roof of the Russian military department and a number of other buildings in Moscow, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, recommended that the question be directed to Russia. Ministry of Defense.
“I would like to refer you entirely to the Ministry of Defense here. They are responsible for ensuring the security of the country in general, and the capital in particular,” he said.
According to RBC, the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun system can be placed on a tracked or wheeled chassis, on a trailer, or permanently installed. It is designed to protect small objects from both manned and unmanned aerial attacks. The complex can also fight lightly armored ground targets and enemy manpower.
On March 1, the chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, said on the Soloviev Live TV channel that Russian companies can purchase and install anti-drone combat vehicles at their own facilities.
“After all, there are some pretty cheap ways to combat drones that are generally produced and I think any self-respecting company can easily buy and set up, thus ensuring their reliability and even operation. constantly,” said the parliamentarian.
According to him, he believes that such a practice would be beneficial not only during Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, but also within the framework of the fight against terrorism.
According to Kartapolov, military air defense assets are focused on protecting key government facilities.
“But we still have many other important objects. These are tank farms, gas distribution stations, power plants, all kinds of substations, bridges, overpasses, factories. You can list them for a long time,” said the deputy.
On February 28, an unknown UAV crashed near the fence of a gas compressor station in Kolomna, Moscow Region. As the media wrote, the drone was filled explosives. According to Andrey Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, there were no injuries or casualties in the incident.