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deployment2026-05-28 00:00 UTC🇷🇺 Nordstar Tower business center, central Moscow, Russia
Russia deploys Pantsir-SMD-E counter-drone air defense system on a Moscow skyscraper roof
Video circulating on social media shows a Russian Mi-26 helicopter lifting a Pantsir-SMD-E short-range air defense system onto the roof of the Nordstar Tower in central Moscow. The deployment is presented as part of efforts to bolster Moscow’s defenses against long-range Ukrainian drone attacks.
Details
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-05-28 00:00
Reported
2026-05-28
Location
Nordstar Tower business center, central Moscow, Russia
Coordinates
55.6256, 37.6064
Confidence
78 / 100
Damage assessment
No damage reported; footage depicts emplacement of an air-defense system on a skyscraper rooftop.