Another 16 air defense towers were built around Putin's residence in Valdai, Radio Liberty journalist and OSINT analyst jembobineuse found. The new air defense ring passes through the Khotilovo military base, which Putin regularly uses. It is 50 km from the residence. In total, there are now more than 50 air defense positions around Vladai - almost half of which were built in Moscow and the Moscow region after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, less than 100,000 people live in Voldai, Voldai Oblast, within a radius of 50 km from the residence, while the population of Moscow and the Moscow region exceeds 20 million. In late December, Russia claimed that Ukraine attacked Putin's residence with drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky denied this. Later, WSJ, citing sources, reported that US intelligence found no evidence of the attack.

Another 16 air defense towers were built around Putin's residence in Valdai, Radio Liberty journalist and OSINT analyst jembobineuse found. The new air defense ring passes through the Khotilovo military base, which Putin regularly uses. It is 50 km from the residence. In total, there are now more than 50 air defense positions around Vladai - almost half of which were built in Moscow and the Moscow region after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, less than 100,000 people live in Voldai, Voldai Oblast, within a radius of 50 km from the residence, while the population of Moscow and the Moscow region exceeds 20 million. In late December, Russia claimed that Ukraine attacked Putin's residence with drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky denied this. Later, WSJ, citing sources, reported that US intelligence found no evidence of the attack.