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I would like to notice, if that things shoots hundreds of 30mm bullets from its guns. Then sooner or later they are going to land somwhere.
And this is middle of a city.
Is there a taller building nearby and it needs to defend against kamikaze oligarchs and generals falling out the windows? >

I'd assume Tactical Trampolines will be installed at ground level around such buildings. >

Russia decided to use SpaceX to send their oligarchs and generals to space? >

Doesn't exactly scream all is well on the Ukraine front for Russia. >

I’d say it is Putin doing this as part of his propaganda for his new conscription drive. >

Yeah. If you do security theater for your population they might feel more threatened by something that is actually non-existent. >

Or maybe believe something is more dangerous than it really is. >

Well, the tables have sure turned from 11 months ago when they thought it was going to be a quick blitzkrieg across Ukraine. >

Quick 20 minute invasion in and out. >

From 3 days to take Kiev to installing air defense in Moscow. >

It’s just theater. Any munition launched at the MoD isn’t going to be shot down by a Pantsir, you’d need an S-400 or equivalent. But, those have a big footprint, and can’t be parked on top of buildings conspicuously on the edge and in plain view.
Rather, this is clearly an effort to normalize the militarization of Russian society. They want you to see an AA system on a rooftop in the same way they want you to see columns of soldiers on parade in red square. It provides an illusion of strength and control, that the government is in charge, and to habituate ordinary Russians to having the military be a part of their everyday lives.
Russia is becoming a hermit kingdom, much like North Korea. >


Air defense systems began to be installed in the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow. In particular, one of them was spotted on the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported by Telegram channels on Thursday, January 19. >

How long before its drunken paranoid operators shoot down an airliner? >

In about 3...2...1... >

Multiple units of Pantsir-S1 for anyone wondering. Not a huge deal. Probably can defend against drones, but it's been exceptionally terrible at intercepting fast moving targets like missiles anytime it's been used in service.
It claims a minimum of 70% intercept for per launch. But based on US/British reporting, it's not even close to that. It's shorter range and less effective than a S-400. Much more mobile, smaller, cheaper, and can operate independently. Would be ideal for city defense, if they were actually good.