In March 2024, a tower with a Pantsir-S1 air defense system was installed near the residence of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Valdai. The air defense system can be seen from the air - it can be viewed through Google maps, UNN reports with reference to Radio Liberty.
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According to media reports, a Pantsir-S1 air defense system has been installed on a tower near the residence of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Valdai, the same as those previously seen installing air defense systems in the Moscow region. It is located in the forest on Ryabinovy Island, 3.7 kilometers from the Russian dictator's Valdai "dacha".
The tower with the air defense system mounted on it is clearly visible on new Google satellite images taken on May 6 this year. The history of images from previous months on Planet.com shows that this air defense position near Putin's Valdai residence was built in March 2024. In January, the Cheka-OGPU telegram channel wrote that Ukrainian drone attacks on St. Petersburg were related to the deployment of air defense systems to "protect a strategically important facility in Valdai.
A photo of another "Pantsir" allegedly installed near Putin's Valdai residence in the village of Yascherovo was published in January 2013 by the Agency publication.