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A ring of air-defence and electronic-warfare positions is identified around the suspected Oreshnik site at Krychev-6, Belarus
On 4 March 2026, RFE/RL reported that satellite imagery from 17 February 2026 showed six air-defence installations positioned within a radius of about five kilometres around the former Krychev-6 airfield, the site assessed in open sources to host Russia’s Oreshnik system (see previous entry). The equipment identified included Tor-M2 and Pantsir short-range air-defence systems, a Krasukha or Moskva-1 electronic-warfare system and a possible S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile system. UNITED24 Media, summarising the same investigation, reported fortified positions with trenches and earthen ramparts, with groundworks beginning in November 2025 and the defensive perimeter in place by mid-December 2025. Whether the air-defence units are Russian or Belarusian has not been officially confirmed.
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- 2026-02-17T08:58:53Z
On 4 March 2026, RFE/RL reported that satellite imagery from 17 February 2026 showed six air-defence installations positioned within a radius of about five kilometres around the former Krychev-6 airfield, the site assessed in open sources to host Russia’s Oreshnik system (see previous entry). The equipment identified included Tor-M2 and Pantsir short-range air-defence systems, a Krasukha or Moskva-1 electronic-warfare system and a possible S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile system. UNITED24 Media, summarising the same investigation, reported fortified positions with trenches and earthen ramparts, with groundworks beginning in November 2025 and the defensive perimeter in place by mid-December 2025. Whether the air-defence units are Russian or Belarusian has not been officially confirmed.