Tensions in Moscow have reached an unprecedented peak. According to a report by The War Zone, Russian authorities are taking the unusual step of deploying Pantsir S-1 air defense systems onto the rooftops of high-rise buildings across the capital.

Published footage captures Mi-26 heavy transport helicopters, capable of carrying payloads up to 22 tons, hoisting the defense systems to the top of the 42-story Nordstar Tower, located just a short distance from the Kremlin complex.

The dramatic move follows a series of massive Ukrainian drone strikes that have battered Russia in recent weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently confirmed that his forces executed one of the largest drone attacks on Russian soil since the outbreak of the war, targeting strategic sites nationwide with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles.