Ukrainian EW managed to knock two "Oreshniks" off course in May, - NYT
The Ukrainian military used the "Lima" electronic warfare system to counter Russian "Oreshnik" ballistic missiles in May 2026.
This is reported in an article by The New York Times, according to Censor.NET.
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The "Lima" system emits electromagnetic jamming that deprives Russian missiles and drones of their "eyes and ears," causing them to believe they are located somewhere else entirely.
The GPS systems of these weapons are "tricked" into believing they are in Peru, causing them to change course and crash in mid-air. This has even happened to Russian hypersonic missiles, the authors note.
The Ukrainian company Cascade Systems, which has American investors among its shareholders, began working on its antennas nearly four years ago.
Early jamming attempts succeeded in disrupting the operation of some Russian cruise missiles and drones. Eventually, the Russians found ways to circumvent the interference, notably by installing more antennas on their drones and missiles.
Cascade Systems stated that "Lima" diverted more than 30 cruise missiles and 10,000 drones from their targets in just the first three months of this year.
Of the 62 "Kinzhal" ballistic missiles launched into areas covered by the Lima Quant system, 33 were destroyed in mid-air. The rest veered off course.
Oreshnik
Lima’s greatest achievement was the incident on May 24, when two supersonic "Oreshnik" missiles were launched toward the Kyiv region, the publication reports.
One of the fighters from the Night Guard unit deployed a system to counter these missiles. The first Oreshnik missile struck a garage in the Kyiv region, several miles away from any military facility. The second disintegrated in the air and fell on Russian-occupied territory.
"At present, Russia appears to have stopped using both the ‘Oreshnik’ and the ‘Kinzhal,’" the journalists noted.
Dictator Putin cynically stated that the recent missile strike on a "barn" in Bila Tserkva using the "Oreshnik" system was merely a test for the future use of the weapon.
Russian Federation's "Oreshnik" missile strike on Bila Tserkva
- On the night of May 23–24, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of the threat of a medium-range ballistic missile strike.
- Subsequently, videos began circulating on social media channels allegedly showing a Russian strike on the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region. It was noted that the video showed what appeared to be a strike by an "Oreshnik" missile.
- Yurii Ihnat, head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force, confirmed that an "Oreshnik" missile struck a garage cooperative in Bila Tserkva.
