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'Very difficult to defeat' — How Russia uses mesh networks inside drones to precision-strike Kyiv

A city stretches out beneath the lens of a Russian drone. Roads, apartment blocks, parks, and office buildings come into view as the weapon closes in on its target. Footage like this has become all too familiar over the course of Russia's full-scale war, usually captured by small first-person-view (FPV) drones stalking anything that moves along the front line, from soldiers and vehicles in the kill zone to civilians on their way to work. Now the camera is mounted on a long-range Russian attack

A Russian drone flies over Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026.

About Electronic warfare

Electronic warfare involves using electromagnetic spectrum technologies to disrupt communications, navigation, and weapons systems, including drones. Ukrainian forces have developed counter-electronic warfare tactics and acquired Western systems to protect precision weapons and maintain battlefield communications, while Russia also deploys extensive electronic warfare capabilities, such as GPS jamming, communications disruption, and drone countermeasures.

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