Russia transporting a S300 system from Siberia to the front. Another sign they are running out of S300s?

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1. I think it’s more a sign that they are not truly worried about escalation from the west. If they were they would be worried about American attacks in their backyard.

2. All the drone attacks on their refineries are requiring extra air defences, maybe?

3. They’re confident China won’t stab Russia in the back.

4. That’s a long way to move a system that’s going to end up scrap

5. They know the F-16s are coming soon and are strengthening their air defence in preparation. They know having an F-16 shotdown soon after they’re deployed would not look good in Western media.

   For Russia this war is now primarily fought in the Western media. Putin hopes to outlast Western support. Support that weakens when something dramatic happens against Ukraine.

   They’re hoping for a propaganda victory.