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☆ Ukraine's IT army is a 'world first' in cyberwarfare — but it's a major gamble for the government, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIn Russia, however, "they have the expertise but not necessarily the service providers who sit in front of organisations to detect and deflect DDoS attacks," Woodward added. AdvertisementSuch attacks may also help "support defensive movements of the Ukrainian army," said Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, an associate professor in cybercrime and cybersecurity at the University of Portsmouth. Advertisement"The IT Army is managed by the SBU and the Ukrainian MoD," Soesanto said, adding that they receive support from Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation. Ted told BI that "the MoD does not run the IT army, but there is collaboration to ensure efforts are synchronized." Ukraine's Ministry of Defense did not respond to a request for comment from BI on the nature of its relationship with the IT army.

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☆ 'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia and Ukraine have relied heavily on electronic warfare tactics throughout the conflict, leaning on cheap — but highly effective — technology to interfere with the targeting process of precision strike weapons like attack drones and guided munitions. With the battlefield full of such threats, especially the drones that threaten anything that moves, the need for electronic warfare systems is tremendous. "Different EW tools are needed to conduct strategic missions, but there is also a huge need for so-called 'close-range' EW," Fedorov said. Related storiesClose-range electronic-warfare systems would be particularly useful against enemy drones, specifically the small quadcopters that conduct reconnaissance and strike missions. "You can have the best drone, but what's the sense if it can't fly under electronic warfare?"

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☆ Ukraine's fighting to stay 'five steps ahead' of the Russians in the 'cat-and-mouse' drone game, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kyiv and Moscow have both sought to significantly ramp up production of unmanned systems as each side looks to out-produce their enemy and score a numerical advantage. AdvertisementUkrainian officials said in December that Kyiv plans to produce one million first-person-view, or FPV, drones by the end of this year. A Ukrainian soldier of the 71st Jaeger Brigade prepares FPV drones at the frontline near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region, on March 22, 2024. In February, Fedorov said Ukraine will reach its FPV production goals by the end of the year. Advertisement"You can track the successes of Ukraine's long-range program by the surprising news coming from Russia," Fedorov said.

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☆ Ground robots may be the 'next game-changer technology' of the war, senior Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkraine has its eyes set on a dynamic fleet of ground robots to fight alongside — and, sometimes, instead of — its soldiers in combat as Kyiv continues growing its arsenal of unmanned systems. Multiple ground robots at a UNITED24 summit. UNITED24The new ground combat robots can assault and defend positions, as well as conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, all while being operated remotely from up to two-and-a-half miles away. Ground robots have even been involved in drone-on-drone combat, underscoring a level of depth and sophistication to these operations. The evolution of unmanned systems has been one of the defining elements of the Ukraine war.

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☆ Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussia's jamming technology appears to be increasingly interfering with Elon Musk's Starlink service in Ukraine. AdvertisementBrian Weeden, the chief program officer for the nonprofit Secure World Foundation, previously told BI that Russia has struggled to disrupt Ukraine's Starlink service. Because Starlink satellites are closer to Earth, latency — the delay between a user's action and a network response — is shorter. According to The Times, Russia may have gotten better at interfering with the signal by using more powerful and precise jammers. AdvertisementThe outlet said Russians were purchasing the technology from foreign countries, including the US, before smuggling it to Russian troops in Ukraine.

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☆ All the deadly drones Ukraine is building to fight Russia can't make up for the weapons it really needs but doesn't have, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has built up a formidable arsenal of drones capable of attacking Russian forces everywhere. But these systems are no alternative to the other weapons Kyiv needs, President Zelenskyy said Tuesday. Ukraine needs air defenses, missiles, and artillery, he told Axel Springer media outlets. That said, Kyiv's drone program does not make up for the weapons that the country really needs but doesn't have in its arsenal. Advertisement"If we don't have air-defense systems and the appropriate long-range weapons to match Putin, he will destroy our country," Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

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☆ Video appears to show a Ukrainian unmanned ground drone rolling up to the edge of a Russian trench and dropping explosives
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new video appears to show a Ukrainian ground drone detonating near a Russian trench. AdvertisementNew footage from Ukraine appears to show Ukrainian forces using an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to strike a Russian trench. A new fleet of UGVsThe Russia-Ukraine war has been marked by the frequent use of aerial drone warfare, but ground drones are a more recent phenomenon. On Wednesday, Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, shared footage on X of one such drone — the Ratel S, a remotely operated ground drone designed to carry bombs and anti-tank mines. Many of the ground drones are being developed by Ukraine's Brave1 , a government platform that brings together innovative companies to boost Ukraine's war effort.

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☆ Ukraine wants interceptor drones to take out unmanned surveillance aircraft and blind the Russians without wasting missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Chris Panella | Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is looking to build interceptor drones to hunt and take down Russian UAVs. On Wednesday, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, announced that the country wants to begin building interceptor drones to take down Russia's surveillance UAVs, specifically Orlan, SuperCam, and ZALA drones. The interceptor drones, as Fedorov suggested, are a cheaper option for shooting down drones and UAVs so that Ukraine can preserve its air defenses. The Shahed Hunter system, an anti-drone defense system bought with funds from the UNITED24 crowdfunding platform, releases interceptor drones with heavy-duty nets to capture incoming enemy drones. These anti-drone systems can: detect enemy drones, jam GPS signals, intercept devices in the sky.

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☆ Ukraine said its new attack drones can hit targets 600 miles inside Russia — and appeared to use them right away
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine bragged that it made drones with a range of more than 620 miles. Russia then reported drone attacks on factories around 620 miles from Ukraine's border. AdvertisementUkraine said it made attack drones that can fly more than 620 miles — just before Russia reported drone attacks on factories around 620 miles from Ukraine's border. Ukraine's Digital Transformation Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, told German news outlet Welt that Ukraine had developed drone models that can fly more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). Soon after, authorities in Russia reported attacks at sites in Tatarstan, which is around 620 miles from the closest point in Ukraine.

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☆ Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine. But the offensive failed to achieve a breakthrough, and Ukraine is now seeing crucial support from its allies bleed away. Ukraine has previously warned it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help. The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency defense aid bill that could help Ukraine. According to reports, Ukraine is struggling to fight off Russian attacks, particularly around the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk, east Ukraine.

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☆ Ukraine is setting up a separate branch of its military focused purely on drone warfare
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is creating a new military branch for drone warfare, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. A military expert said it's likely the first time a country has set up a separate drone branch. AdvertisementUkraine is creating a new branch of its military dedicated to drone warfare. Ukraine has regularly used drones to take out Russian tanks, bomb trenches, hit equipment stores, and target soldiers. But drone warfare in Ukraine is not one-sided.

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☆ Video appears to show Ukraine's new 'Ironclad' drone vehicle machine-gunning a Russian outpost
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video footage appears to show Ukraine's new "Ironclad" combat drone in action. The video, which was shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. AdvertisementVideo footage released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense earlier this month appears to show Ukraine's new "Ironclad" combat drone vehicle in action against Russian forces. Ukrainian Ministry of DefenseThe Shablya system is a remotely operated "combat platform" designed to be attached to certain vehicles or objects, the manufacturer Roboneers says on its website. Everything gets smashed up by drones and artillery," Gleb Molchanov, a Ukrainian drone operator, told The Guardian.

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☆ Russia appears helpless to stop drone attacks by Ukraine forces on the Dnipro River, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia appears to be unable to counter Ukrainian drone attacks from the east bank of the Dnipro River, the UK MOD said. This is likely because of a shortage of Russian electronic warfare capability in the area. AdvertisementRussia appears to be unable to counter Ukraine's drone attacks on the Dnipro River because of a shortage of electronic warfare capability in the area, the UK's Ministry of Defence said. Analysts generally say Russia has the upper hand with electronic warfare technology that can jam and divert drones. However, this does not appear to be the case in the area around the Dnipro River, the UK department noted.

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☆ Ukraine is focusing on blowing up Russia's electronic warfare systems that are impeding its advanced weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is putting renewed effort into its fight against Russia's electronic warfare, CNN reported. AdvertisementUkraine is focused on destroying Russia's electronic warfare systems that are increasingly hampering its advanced weaponry, CNN reported. Electronic warfare systems can seriously hamper advanced weapons, by jamming signals or by confusing a missile as to where it is, causing it to miss its target. AdvertisementCompared to older weapons systems, modern systems like HIMARS are particularly vulnerable to electronic warfare because they use GPS to hit their targets, CNN noted. But he warned that Russia was outdoing Ukraine in developing its own electronic warfare systems.

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☆ Ukraine makes new push to defeat Russia’s electronic warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine is already racing to catch up with Russia when it comes to electronic warfare. Electronic warfare, or EW, involves weapons or tactics using the electromagnetic spectrum. Pavlo Petrychenko, drone commander with Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade, says destroying Russia's electronic warfare systems is crucial to Ukraine's war effort. Otherwise, there’s a real risk that electronic warfare systems can work against you, downing your own drones, Fedorov added. It’s a future where “electronic warfare capabilities, tactics are integrated into conventional force operations,” she added.

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☆ Ukraine says its Vampire bomber drone is such a nightmare for Russian troops they call it the 'Baba Yaga,' a mythical evil creature
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine says its Vampire bomber drone is a nightmare for Russian troops and earned it an evil nickname. Vampire drones are harder to spot and fast and can drop bombs on unsuspecting targets in the dead of night. AdvertisementUkraine says its Vampire bomber drones are becoming such a nightmare for Russia that they've earned a menacing nickname among its troops. Part of the appeal of the Vampire, Ukraine says, is its thermal imaging, which allows operators to identify and target enemies at nighttime. Fedorov had previously shared footage in June of what he said was a Vampire drone delivering humanitarian aid to people on the Russian-occupied southern bank of the Dnipro River.

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☆ Ukraine says it's new drone can fly 20 miles and is resistant to electronic jamming
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine unveiled a new drone it says can fly far behind enemy lines and is resistant to Russian jamming. The Backfire has a range of 20 miles and features a GPS antenna for navigation, Ukraine says. Both Ukraine and Russia have made advancements in their drone technology as UAVs dominate the war. AdvertisementUkraine has unveiled a new drone, and it says this model can fly far behind enemy lines and resist persistent Russian jamming. That makes Ukraine's new Backfire's potential to block Russian interference so vital, giving Ukraine an edge to fly along and behind enemy lines.

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☆ Ukraine is thinking more like Silicon Valley to defend itself against Russia's electronic warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As a countermeasure, Ukraine has taken several steps to develop new warfare tech. In electronic warfare, jamming technology can be used to disable drones, suppress radar signals, and render GPS-guided missiles useless. AdvertisementBoth countries are engaged in electronic warfare, but Ukraine's capabilities are harder to assess, The Associated Press reported last year. The US has previously expressed concerns that Russia has been deploying jamming technology to reduce the accuracy of American-made smart bombs. The impacts of Russia's electronic warfare have made quickly seeking and developing technological countermeasures a priority for the Ukrainian government.

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☆ Some Ukraine drone pilots fear early advantage over Russia now lost
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] A FPV-drone sits on a ground before launching, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 7, 2023. ARMS RACERussia has ramped up production of FPV drones this year. The pilots of the 80th Brigade say this is still the case, although the state is now supplying some FPV drones. Ukrainian Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters in September that Ukraine had boosted its overall aerial drone production by more than 100 times in 2023. Another minister said in October Ukraine would be making “dozens of thousands” of drones a month by the end of this year.

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☆ Ukraine says its 'army of drones' struck a record 335 Russian positions in one week
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mykhailo Fedorov said drones hit an "absolute record" of 335 Russian positions from Oct 30 to Nov 6. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's "army of drones" is pounding Russian forces at an unprecedented rate, hitting an "absolute record" number of Russian targets last week, a Ukrainian official said. Between October 30 and November 6, Ukrainian airborne drones claimed a record 335 Russian targets. The unverified figures said that in the record week Ukraine also destroyed 36 tanks, 83 armored combat vehicles, 18 self-propelled artillery systems, and 72 trucks. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has extensively developed and used drones to target Russian soldiers , destroy Russian tanks worth millions, and damage ships .

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☆ Ukraine shows off a new ground drone meant to drive under Russian tanks and blow up
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine unveiled a new ground drone meant to attack Russian tanks. The drone, called Ratel S, is designed to move quietly and tackle harsh terrain. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine unveiled a new exploding ground drone designed to carry bombs and anti-tank mines into battle against Russia. X/@FedorovMykhailoFedorov said the drone can "blow up" Russia's tanks and equipment from a safe location. The Ratel drone passed its field tests and has been put into mass production, Fedorov said in a Telegram post .

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☆ Ukraine claims to have invented a new radio that's immune to Russian jamming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine says it's devised a radio that's resistant to Russian radio jamming. According to Ukrainian media, the Himera radio has already reached the front lines. A Ukrainian Himera radio in images shared by Mykhaylo Fedorov on October 11, 2023. A Ukrainian team of engineers exhibited the Himera radio at an expo in London in September. Not quite echoing Fedorov's claim of total immunity to Russian radio jamming, the exhibit's notes say that the device has "a Low Probability of Detection, Low Probability of Interception, a high degree of data encryption, and protection against communication jamming."

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☆ Ukraine claims to have invented an 'invisibility cloak' to help its snipers and specialists evade detection from Russian troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said it invented an "invisibility cloak" to help soldiers evade detection from thermal-imaging devices. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine claims to have invented an "invisibility cloak" to help its soldiers evade detection by Russian thermal-imaging cameras and drones. It will help our soldiers work effectively during the night," Fedorov wrote in an X, formerly known as Twitter, post. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt is not clear how or if the new Ukrainian jacket differs in any way.

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☆ Ukraine is using $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks and artillery worth millions, even in the dead of night, operator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has been using homemade $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks on the battlefield, an operator said. The R18 octocopters destroyed 10 Russian tanks in recent months, a drone pilot told CBS News. In the last month, a Ukrainian military unit "destroyed $40 million worth of Russian hardware," a commander said. One homemade octocopter runs for $100,000, but this weapon appears to be proving its worth, taking out far more expensive Russian tanks and artillery pieces, even in the dead of night, an operator said. In recent months, the Ukrainian military has also been using much cheaper, low-budget drones rigged with explosive devices, such as anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades, against Russian forces.

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☆ Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the leading anti-tank weapon against Russian forces, Ukrainian commander says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the "main" anti-tank weapon for Ukraine, an officer said. Ukrainian Senior Lt. Yuri Filatov told The Washington Post the drones have been destroying Russian tanks. AdvertisementAdvertisementCheap drones rigged with explosive devices have become extremely prominent and have emerged as the leading anti-tank weapon for the Ukrainian military in Russia's war against it. "We're seeing FPV drones strike a very precise spot, which before was really the domain of very expensive, high precision guided weapons. "You almost never know where an FPV drone is coming from," said Bendett.

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