EW dome over Kyiv scrambles remotely piloted Russian drones
A dome of electromagnetic interference projected over Kyiv via newly installed EW equipment has successfully disrupted communications between Russian operators and remotely controlled Shahed drones, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on Nov. 2.
On November 2, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov announced that a newly installed electromagnetic interference dome in Kyiv had successfully disrupted communications between Russian operators and remotely controlled Shahed drones. The Russian forces rely on a mesh network to control Shahed drones via radio modems installed on the UAVs, allowing them to manually search for targets.
In response to the threat, authorities constructed a protective electromagnetic dome over the capital city. This operation, prepared over several weeks, involved major EW manufacturers working around the clock to produce and install the equipment. Numerous locations across Kyiv needed to be equipped with antennae and other devices, including the General Staff, Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, National Security and Defense Council, Office of the President, and other units of Ukraine's defense forces.
Beskrestnov acknowledged the operation was challenging from both technical and organizational perspectives, stating that it prompted the enemy to pause, modernize its Shaheds, and seek alternative solutions. Earlier, Beskrestnov reported that Russian forces deployed waves of older Shahed drones with gasoline engines in large-scale attacks overnight on November 1, likely expecting the heavy cloud cover over Ukraine to hinder drone-interceptor crews.
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