Russia to reactivate ballistic missile silos around Moscow

Russia will reactivate ballistic missile silos around Moscow as part of the program aimed at modernizing the missile defense network protecting the Russian capital, RIA-Novosti reports referring to the former chief of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, Viktor Yesin.
The A-135 (NATO: ABM-3) anti-ballistic missile network is deployed around Moscow to counter enemy missiles targeting the city or its surrounding areas. It became operational in 1995.
“The A-135 system is being thoroughly modernized… The missiles and other elements, including detection and tracking components, are being upgraded,” RIA-Novosti quotes Yesin's words.