00:04the russians are preparing to repel retaliatory strikes against moscow following their threats
00:10to destroy kiev air defense systems have begun to be installed on moscow skyscrapers
00:15thus yesterday a video was circulated on social media which captured the process of delivering
00:21the panzer smd system to the top of a high-rise building by a me-26 transport helicopter this
00:28image demonstrates how profoundly the ukrainian drone campaign has changed the security system
00:34in russia's capital itself writes the military analytical publication defense blog according
00:40to militarni the air defense system was installed on the roof of the nordstar tower business center
00:46located in moscow's northern district on begavea street the panzer smd is the latest variant of
00:53the panzer family of short-range air defense systems the most well-known of this family
00:58is the self-propelled panzer s-1 system on a truck chassis which combines 30 millimeters automatic
01:05cannons with 12 anti-aircraft missiles the smd version however lacks cannons and uses only short-range
01:13missiles with a firing range of 500 to 20 000 meters the system can simultaneously track 40 targets
01:20and engage threats moving at speeds of up to 1 000 meters per second and its radar can detect
01:26targets at a range of up to 45 kilometers analysts note that deploying the panzer on the roof of a
01:32high-rise building solves a problem that ground-based air defense systems face when operating in urban
01:38environments simply put densely populated areas prevent ground-based air defense systems from seeing and
01:46engaging aerial targets elevating the air defense system to a higher altitude solves this problem to a
01:52certain extent analysts believe that the deployment of additional air defense systems by the russians
01:58in and around moscow is good for ukraine every panzer battery deployed on a moscow rooftop is a battery
02:05not deployed near the front lines in ukraine and every missile spent defending moscow is a missile not
02:11available for forward air defense operations rights defense blog besides russian authorities have approved a
02:18mechanism allowing private companies to purchase heavy weaponry to defend industrial facilities
02:23against drone attacks the rbc news website reported citing sources linked to the defense ministry the new
02:31system will allow companies to procure anti-aircraft artillery systems turrets radar equipment specialized
02:38vehicles and electronic warfare systems rbc reported in order to promptly provide newly formed mobile fire
02:46groups with everything they need the relevant decisions were recently adopted at the state level
02:51one source told rbc the move underscores mounting concern among russian authorities and business leaders
02:58over the growing frequency of ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil refineries industrial sites and other
03:05strategic infrastructure across european russia the issue was publicly raised monday during a meeting between
03:11president vladimir putin and alexander shakin head of the russian union of industrialists and entrepreneurs
03:18rsvp large companies are certainly taking steps at least all conscientious major companies are to protect
03:25both their facilities and the areas where they operate but some issues still need to be resolved shakin told
03:32putin according to a kremlin transcript these include mechanisms for supplying weapons not only light 7.62
03:39millimeters firearms but also heavier weapon systems that includes various electronic warfare systems
03:46laser installations and other types of weaponry he said
04:16so
04:17so
04:20so
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