In Moscow, partisans damaged electronic warfare towers and disabled the air defense system

The "ATESH" partisan movement announced that it had carried out sabotage operations in the Moscow region, disrupting the operation of elements of the Russian air defense system on the outskirts of the capital. Agents of the organization damaged several communication towers in the areas of Putilkovo, Kommunarka, and Domodedovo. 

This was reported by ATESH. These facilities housed electronic warfare modules that provided control over low-flying targets, data transmission, and coordination between units.

Following the sabotage, the air defense system near Moscow lost some of its observation points. Due to the damage to the equipment, data on low-flying targets is no longer being received in a timely manner, resulting in a slower response time from the occupiers, and some routes on the outskirts of the city remain unprotected by Russian military forces.

On the night of May 17, a number of Russian military-industrial complex and energy facilities were struck in Moscow and the Moscow region. Strikes were carried out on an oil depot in Durikino, an oil refinery in Kapotnya, the Angstrom microelectronics plant, and the Raduga Design Bureau, which develops cruise missiles.

On the morning of May 16, Moscow also came under attack by drones, causing airports in the Russian capital to temporarily suspend operations.