VIDEO Troop movements in Moscow: the Russians lifted Pantsir anti-aircraft systems on the roof of buildings in Moscow with a crane

Interesting pictures from Moscow appeared on social networks on Thursday. Pantsir anti-aircraft systems have been erected on the roofs of taller buildings in the Russian capital, with such a system even appearing to be installed on the roof of the Ministry of Defense building in Moscow.

In photo and video images that appeared on social networks on Thursday, a crane can be seen preparing to lift onto the roof of a taller building on Teterinskyi Street, not far from the central area and Red Square.

Then, in the footage shot after dusk, the Pantsir system can be seen on the roof of the building in question.

According to some information circulating on Twitter, unconfirmed information, however, anti-aircraft systems were also installed in other places in the Russian capital.

Another photo circulating is of another Pantsir system that appears to have been fixedly installed on the roof of the main building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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The Pantisr anti-aircraft system, among the most modern equipment in the arsenal of the Russian army

The Pantsir anti-aircraft system is one of the most modern types of weaponry in the equipment of the Russian forces, a mobile, wheeled, autonomous system with its own radar and which relies on both high-rate guns and missiles to intercept aerial targets.

The main surface-to-air missiles of the Pantsir system have an average range of 20-40 kilometers, but there are also more advanced systems such as the Pantir SM that can hit targets at a distance of up to 75 kilometers.

The Pantir system was designed for the defense of military, industrial or administrative installations against air attacks using precision munitions.

Most Pantir systems entered the Russian military between 2008 and 2013, with newer models being designed starting in 2019. They are among the most modern weapons in the Russian military arsenal.

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