Russia Moves S-300 Systems From Disputed Islands

Russia has moved two S-300 missile systems from a chain of disputed Far East islands that Japan claims as its own, Kyodo news agency reported on August 31. Citing satellite imagery, Kyodo wrote Moscow had moved two S-300 surface-to-air missile systems off the islands. The development was noticed by military expert Yu Koizumi of the University of Tokyo.
The move, as per Koizumi, hints at the possibility that Moscow is repurposing weapons from its Far East for use in the Ukraine war
Koizumi added he believed both systems had been redeployed to Russia’s western borders with Ukraine “in preparation for a potential attack.”
The report comes a week after Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian S-400 missile defense system in Crimea.