(Dan Tri) – Russia’s electronic warfare systems are one of the main factors challenging Ukraine’s counteroffensive campaign on the Zaporizhia front, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said.
Russia’s Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system (Photo: Military).
On June 16, ISW cited information from a famous Russian military blogger saying that Russia’s electronic warfare systems hinder the Ukrainian military’s use of precision-guided artillery shells and cause serious interference.
In particular, the source said, Russia is using the Murmansk-BN electronic warfare system to disable the sensors of Ukrainian air reconnaissance devices and the Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system to prevent interdiction.
Previously, ISW assessed that Russia’s electronic warfare systems could pose a serious challenge to Ukraine’s counterattack operations in Zaporizhia.
To date, there is still much debate about whether Ukraine actually counterattacked or not.
According to Mr. Podolyak, Ukraine is applying a modern combat method.
Commenting on the end of the conflict, Mr. Podolyak predicted that this is unlikely to happen before 2024.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its 16th month and shows no signs of cooling down.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 15 rejected former US President Donald Trump’s claim that he could end the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours if re-elected.
`Why didn’t he do it sooner? When the conflict broke out (in Eastern Ukraine), he was still the president,` Mr. Zelensky argued.
The Ukrainian leader also emphasized: `I think he cannot do that. Right now in the world there is no one with a strong enough voice to force Russia to end this conflict.`
In an effort to demonstrate their role as mediators, a delegation of African leaders led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today, June 16, arrived in Kiev to begin a `peace mission`.
According to Reuters sources, the goal of this mission is to propose a series of measures to build trust between the parties in the early stages of mediation, promoting the parties to participate in diplomatic negotiations.
Possible measures include: Russia withdrawing troops from Ukraine, withdrawing tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus, suspending the International Criminal Court’s order to arrest Mr. Putin, and lifting sanctions on Russia.