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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Russian Electronic Warfare Troops Detect Over 2 Mln Airborne Targets in 2023

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Russian electronic warfare  - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.01.2024
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Western military experts have cited Russia's unmatched capabilities in electronic warfare as one of the key factors contributing to the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The electronic warfare divisions of the Russian Armed Forces identified and tracked over 2 million airborne objects. Among them were 600 thousand foreign aircraft, including 2 thousand reconnaissance planes and over 20 strategic bombers.
Field-21M (Polye-21M) electronic warfare system - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.09.2023
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Russian Electronic Warfare Systems Wreaking Havoc on Ukrainian Warplanes
During the year, troops on duty were put in the highest combat readiness over 4 thousand times. The Ministry of Defense stressed that this is an obvious indicator of the high level of pressure on electronic warfare. The Ministry noted that Russian electronic warfare equipment is capable of detecting any airborne object in space, from small drones to hypersonic missiles.
The MoD stressed that Russian troops, responsible for electronic warfare, are highly skilled professionals, from top ranking officers to sergeants and privates. The ministry added that some of them honed their skills while performing military operations in Syria aimed at protecting the legitimate government from West-backed jihadists.
Russia's Krasukha EW system. File photo. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.09.2023
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‘Krasukha’: Russia's New Unrivalled Electronic Warfare System
According to the ministry's press service, the electronic warfare troops are gaining new combat experience in the course of the special military operation and are also developing new tactical approaches in accordance with the ever-changing nature of modern warfare.
Earlier, Sputnik reported that independent US military analysts have described Russia's electronic warfare capabilities as second to none, while the British Royal United Services Institute said that Russia's EW tools were the key factor that sealed the fate of the Ukrainian summer counter-offensive attempt.
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