People walk past a launcher truck which is used as a part of the S-400 air defence mobile missile launching systems in front of Russian Army Theatre in Moscow, December 8, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
Russia Displays Air Defense Systems Amid Ukraine Tensions -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia displayed its mobile air defense missile systems in central Moscow on Monday, underlining its military might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia would have enough resources and resolve to protect it from what he described as enemies seeking to dismember the country.
Mounted on dark green military trucks, the S-400 'Triumph' and Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile systems, as well as the Kasta radar station, appeared outside the capital's huge Russian Army Theatre.
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My Comment: I have a condo a few blocks away from Red Square .... and over the years when I stay there I have seen many military convoys, parades, and exhibitions. But it has been a long time that I have seen something like this .... and shown in such a public matter. I guess the equivalent would be a Patriot missile system being deployed in Central Park, or one near the White House and/or Pentagon ... it is something that you do not see everyday.
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