Ukrainian troops capture two Russian electronic warfare units in Kharkiv Oblast

07/09/2022

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Captured unit of RP-377UVM1L Russian electronic warfare equipment (jammer). Balakliia, 7 September 2022 or earlier. Source.

Ukrainian troops capture two Russian electronic warfare units in Kharkiv Oblast

Several Ukrainian Telegram channels shared a video and photos showing the Russian equipment that the Ukrainian military captured, according to military reporter Andrii Tsaplienko, in Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast.

Captured RP-377UVM1L Russian electronic warfare equipment (jammer) and other weapons

The exact location is unknown (presumably, Kharkiv Obl). The narrator says it was a Russian position called Moscow, the video shows a location similar to a school gym.
📹https://t.co/8PdILTcck1 pic.twitter.com/weJvjkcEpK

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 7, 2022

There are two units of quite rare equipment among the “trophies” that the Russian troops left behind, namely the RP-377UVM1L Russian electronic warfare equipment – a jammer designed to suppress radio channels used by the remotely controlled explosive devices. Such jammers are used for the protection of personnel and vehicles during movement.

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