Russia's Kinzhal Missiles Are Too Fast to Shoot, So Ukraine Jams Them with Music
5 days ago
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- #Ukraine
- #Kinzhal Missile
- Russia's Kinzhal missiles are extremely fast, traveling at Mach 5.7 and capable of delivering a 1,000-pound warhead over 300 miles.
- Ukraine's Lima EW electronic warfare system is now effective against Kinzhal missiles, disrupting their navigation by spoofing satellite signals.
- Operators from the Night Watch unit replace the missile's navigation signals with the Ukrainian patriotic anthem 'Our Father Is Bandera,' causing the missile to veer off course.
- The choice of the anthem is both functional and symbolic, countering Russian propaganda that portrays Bandera negatively.
- Recent evidence shows a Kinzhal missile impacted far from its intended target in western Ukraine due to this jamming technique.