# 16 more air-defense towers spotted near Putin’s Valdai residence, bringing total to about 50

https://mins.news/en/item/115474

- Meduza, 2026-10-26 08:18 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/26/rfe-rl-16-more-air-defense-towers-spotted-near-putin-s-valdai-residence-bringing-total-to-about-50-nearly-half-the-number-in-moscow-and-its-outskirts

> RFE/RL’s Russian service, citing satellite images, reported that at least 15 towers appeared within 50 kilometers of Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence in October, likely to carry Pantsir or Tor air-defense systems. The towers form a line south of the residence facing Ukraine; about 50 are now reported near Valdai.

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