Katerina Schwartz15:33, 12/28/23
This is a rare but decisive example of Russian technological advantage in war, journalists say.
Russian troops along almost the entire front line, like a “shield,” have stretched out an invisible wall of electromagnetic pulses, the “victims” of which are missiles, shells and drones fired by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to journalists from The Telegraph .
“This is a rare but decisive example of Russian technological advantage in a war that is gradually tilting in Moscow’s favor,” the newspaper writes. “The complex network of radio, infrared and radar signals transmitted into the skies above the battlefield provides Russian forces with unprecedented protection in some areas “.
It notes that perhaps more important is Russia’s ability to counter Ukrainian drones, which assist in reconnaissance and long-range strikes.
“They’ve always had good electronic warfare since the full-scale invasion began. But now it’s better than ours,” said one soldier whose unit regularly uses Mavic drones.
“It gets pretty intense, but nothing high-tech… there is strength in quantity, not quality,” another fighter expressed confidence.
Russian electronic warfare – countermeasures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
It is noted that the radio frequencies used to control the UAV are “completely jammed.”
“Some drones fall to the floor without hitting their targets, while others hover uncontrollably in the air until their batteries run out… In areas more densely covered by electronic jamming systems, Ukrainian soldiers are taking increasing precautions before launching drones,” the publication writes.
The main countermeasure is to reprogram drones, which is not easy if they are purchased off-the-shelf or assembled using readily available commercial parts. Another tactic is to send a swarm of drones, since not all frequencies can be jammed at the same time. The more sophisticated countermeasures that NATO countries use are largely unavailable to Ukraine now, journalists say.
As UNIAN wrote, according to the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, the situation in the east remains difficult . The Russian Federation is using assault groups of the “volunteer corps”, which it moved from the southern direction. Marine personnel of the Caspian Flotilla are also involved.
(c)UNIAN 2023
This shield didn’t stop the orcs from losing 5 planes and 2 ships in a week.
So, we have two articles today that ooze wonderment over mafia EW capabilities, yet YouBoob, Telegram, and Twitter are still full of videos that show orcs and orc material getting blown to bits by Ukrainian drones and HIMARS. How can this be?
I just posted another article showing destruction from Ukrainian Himar’s and drones. It appears some journalists in the West are trying to make out that Ukraine are fighting a losing battle, without any evidence to back up their claims.
So it seems.
Not saying that it’s a walk in the park for Ukrainian drones and other munitions that must be guided to their targets, but it’s not nearly as dreary as those articles make it sound like. The Ukrainians are also constantly developing new measures to counter jamming and to jam themselves. And, I’m sure that they’re getting help from outside the country.
Many US “journalists” get their cues from the NYT and now that they’ve come out in the open asking for negotiations it seems the MSM is following suit. This is the worst thing that could happen to Ukraine imo. Until now, the media has been behind Ukraine and now the NYT is showing their true colors that haven’t changed since before the Holodomor.
Dude, you have been binge watching Russian propaganda, spreading conspiracy theories on allies of Ukraine and now when NYT does an oopsie you are suddenly triggered.
I despise the NYT article, but I haven’t heard you when your orange boyfriend and your favourite news channel have been spreading unfounded nonsense on election fraud, non-existing corruption and pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian statements.
The only person that should show his true colours is you. Be a man, grow up and admit you have been backing the wrong horse and following media outlets a million times less factual and unbiased as the NYT that generally have a good reputation aside from this absolute scandalous cluster fuck.
^bert
As if leftist Biden would be the right horse. Who was in charge when RuSSia invaded full-scale and who told everybody ‘to get the fuck out’??? Trump is a mess, no doubt, but that doesn’t make Biden any better. Biden could have warned Putin that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine would result in a US military response, but HE DID NOT! So instead of mocking me (my name) better get a life you idiot!