Zaporizhzhia sector: Ukrainian Armed Forces show how HIMARS hits enemy electronic warfare systems
Kyiv • UNN
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed Russia's latest electronic warfare system "PALANTYN" in the Zaporizhzhia sector with HIMARS missiles after reconnaissance UAVs tracked and transmitted its coordinates.
The Special Operations Forces and HIMARS artillery destroyed the latest Russian electronic warfare system "PALANTIN" in the Zaporizhzhia sector , showed in a telegram of the Special Operations Forces, UNN reports.
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It is noted that the mobile complex of the operational and tactical level of the electronic warfare system "PALANTIN" was discovered by operators of reconnaissance UAVs of the 3rd separate regiment of the Special Forces operating in the Zaporizhzhia direction. They tracked the target and provided the coordinates to the missile and artillery unit of the Defense Forces for further destruction.
Gunners successfully destroyed an enemy target using HIMARS.
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The SSO also said that "Palantyn" is an electronic warfare device that allows "blinding" in short-wave and ultra-short-wave bands, and creating interference with cellular and trunking communications.
If necessary, the Russian "Palantyn" can combine various electronic warfare and electronic intelligence systems into a single combat network, which significantly increases the effectiveness of their use. The system completed military tests and entered service with the occupiers in 2019. It is one of the latest developments of the Russians in the electronic warfare segment.
