Missile event in Russian Federation on Sat 1st July 2023

A Russian commander has been fined after he crashed a prized Pantsir missile system into a railway bridge in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court upheld a claim brought by Russia's Ministry of Defense against the unidentified commander, who damaged the advanced air defense system on July 1, the court's press service said Friday. He was charged withr the destruction or damage of military property through negligence, was hit with a fine of 50,000 rubles ($541), and was ordered to pay about 14 million rubles ($151,500) in damages. Russia's Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system, which is believed to be worth in the area of $15 million, has been used by the military throughout President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022. The mobile, short-range system is designed for use against aircraft, cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions and for supporting other air defense units against larger strikes, Newsweek reported.