

Allied satellites and surveillance aircraft help from nearby skies, as does billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications network.Įlectronic war has three basic elements: probe, attack and protect. Such information helped Ukraine sink the battle cruiser Moskva. Ukraine has also made effective use of technology and intelligence from the United States and other NATO members. The claim could not be independently confirmed, and Ukrainian officials did not respond to a request for comment. Last week, Russia claimed it destroyed a Ukrainian electronic intelligence center in the southeastern town of Dniprovske. Analysts say it has markedly improved since 2014, when Russia seized Crimea and instigated a separatist revolt in eastern Ukraine. Its own electronic warfare capability is hard to assess. It has captured important pieces of hardware - a significant intelligence coup - and destroyed at least two multi-vehicle mobile electronic warfare units. Ukraine has scored some successes in countering Russia’s electronic warfare efforts. Russian jamming of GPS receivers on drones that Ukraine uses to locate the enemy and direct artillery fire is particularly intense “on the line of contact,” he said. Live updates | Ukraine: Russia still attacking eastern cityĪ Ukrainian intelligence official called the Russian threat “pretty severe” when it comes to disrupting reconnaissance efforts and commanders’ communications with troops.
