In recent months, Moscow has seen high-profile drone attacks thought to be launched by Ukraine.
Moscow has had air defenses for a century, but they haven't been designed for what Ukraine is doing.
This is actually the inner defensive ring: The A135 system originally had an outer ring of 51T6 Gorgon missiles with megaton-class warheads.
STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAs far back as this January, Russian planners realized that Moscow was wide open to drone attacks.
AP PhotoThe first drones hit Moscow in May, with waves of subsequent attacks continuing through July, August and September.
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