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Ukraine said it attacked a powerful Russian electronic warfare system this week.
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The footage appears to show It had destroyed a jamming station Borisoglebsk-2 EW.
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EW has become increasingly important in the current conflict.
The Special Forces of Ukraine (SSO) announced on Wednesday that they had attacked a Russian Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare (EW) system.
A video posted on the special forces’ Telegram channel appears to show a drone attacking the system, which Russia’s Tass news agency described in 2017 as the “technical backbone” of Russia’s EW technology.
The SSO’s post said the system was destroyed in the drone strike after troops from the 3rd SSO Regiment discovered it during a reconnaissance mission in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
Business Insider was unable to independently verify the location or time of the recordings.
The Borisoglebsk-2 is an automated jamming system designed to detect, analyze and suppress high-frequency and very high-frequency radio communications, the International Center for Defense and Security (ICDS) think tank said in a 2017 report. It is capable of four jamming units of to control from a single command point.
The website Army Recognition called the Borisoglebsk-2 a “cornerstone of the Russian army’s electronic warfare arsenal.”
The SSO said the EW system was first used against Ukraine in 2014 during Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Electronic warfare, which uses the electromagnetic spectrum to jam and degrade the enemy’s ability to use signals such as radio and infrared, has become crucial in the current conflict as each side seeks to use the attack and reconnaissance drone capabilities of the other side, who were a key element in neutralizing the 25 month war.
Russia has maintained a significant lead in EW capabilities, although it appears reluctant to deploy such systems on the front lines.
However, there are signs that this is starting to change, with recent reports stating that Ukraine attacked and captured a Russian tank equipped with a makeshift EW system.
Both sides are now also looking to use AI to circumvent EW defenses, developing AI-powered drones that can locate and lock on targets without communicating with an operator – meaning electronic warfare systems will become redundant.
“You can’t block such a drone because there is nothing to block,” a Ukrainian drone pilot from the 92nd Brigade told Reuters.
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