![]() “The Kremlin likely deployed the air defense systems in Moscow to generate inflammatory images that portray the war as more threatening to the Russian public,” the U.S.-based ISW said. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a report on January 20 that the possible deployment of air defense systems in Moscow was not associated with the threat of an attack from Ukraine and is most likely based on ulterior motives. The State Duma Defense Committee called the photos and videos fakes. "They are responsible for ensuring the security of the country in general and the capital in particular, therefore it is better to ask the Defense Ministry about all measures that are taken," Peskov told reporters on January 20. Asked whether the photos indicated that Russia was concerned Moscow could be a target, he referred questions to the Defense Ministry. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the images. The exercise took place days after images showing Russian officials installing air defense systems on the rooftop of the Russian Defense Ministry building in Moscow and elsewhere near the city began circulating on social media. The ministry said 150 soldiers took part in the exercise but did not say where in the Moscow region the training took place. "As they marched, soldiers repelled an attack by a mock enemy sabotage group on a military convoy," the statement said. The ministry announced the exercise in a statement, saying that it involved an S-300 antiaircraft missile system. ![]() The Russian Defense Ministry said on January 21 that it held a training exercise in the Moscow region on repelling air attacks on military industrial and administrative facilities. ![]()
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