Ukraine is focusing on blowing up Russia's electronic warfare systems that are impeding its advanced weapons
Business InsiderDec 05, 2023
Ukraine Drives to Disrupt Russian Electronic Warfare
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The Facts
Ukraine is reportedly ramping up its ability to disrupt Moscow's technology on the battlefield. The development comes after Kyiv claimed to have destroyed a Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare (EW) system, designed to jam satellite navigation channels on the eastern front near Donetsk, in early November.
According to a new report, Ukrainian special forces have captured several "trophies" during their raids of Russian oil platforms, including a long-range radar that Kyiv is now using to track Russian warships, particularly in the Black Sea.
The Spin
Pro-Ukraine narrative
While Russia may have retained a technological advantage at the beginning of this war, Ukraine is building its arsenal by following in Silicon Valley's footsteps. Like the brainiacs of the US tech sector, Kyiv has begun a hackathon to inspire its best tech companies to build EW systems to match enemy forces. Ukraine has had to get creative to defeat its aggressor, and these projects prove the success of that strategy.
Pro-Russia narrative
Despite the propaganda coming out of Ukraine, the fact remains that Ukraine relies solely on Western technology to keep up this fight. However, since Kyiv's western allies have restricted usage of their weapons to Ukrainian territory only, Kyiv should be careful to avoid becoming too emboldened. Ukrainian troops have violated this rule more than once already, and another violation could risk costing them their military capacity.