Russia’s Battlegroup North destroys Ukrainian Damba electronic warfare station
A commander from Russia's Battlegroup North reported that an FPV drone destroyed a Ukrainian electronic warfare station in the Sumy Region. The officer stated that the operation followed a reconnaissance mission and will enhance Russian UAV capabilities in the area.
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“A Ukrainian electronic warfare station, concealed in a forested area in the Sumy Region, has been destroyed by an FPV drone crew of Russia’s Battlegroup North”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent web search results, including a TASS report and another military-focused news source, both stating that Russia's Battlegroup North destroyed a Ukrainian electronic warfare station in the Sumy Region using an FPV drone.
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— A Ukrainian electronic warfare station, concealed in a forested area in the Sumy Region, has been destroyed by an FPV drone crew of Russia's Battlegroup North, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV ...
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
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— Soldiers of the Russian army using an FPV drone destroyed an electronic warfare station of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using an FPV drone mounted on fiber of the North group of forces …
https://iz.ru/en/1864798/2025-04-03/russian-military-destroy…
https://iz.ru/en/1864798/2025-04-03/russian-military-destroy…
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— Support SouthFront Illustrative Image Recent field reports indicate growing Russian successes in Ukraine's border Sumy region, though Ukrainian sources have been slow to acknowledge territorial change…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/06/07/relentless-push-to-s…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/06/07/relentless-push-to-s…
“The electronic warfare station was located during a reconnaissance sortie by a Supercam UAV crew.”
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Multiple sources confirm the role of the Supercam UAV in locating the target, specifically mentioning the reconnaissance sortie and the call sign 'Veles'.
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— The electronic warfare station was located during a reconnaissance sortie by a Supercam UAV crew, an unmanned aerial vehicle battalion commander with the call sign "Veles" said.
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
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— Soldiers of the Russian army using an FPV drone destroyed an electronic warfare station of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using an FPV drone mounted on fiber of the North group of forces …
https://en.iz.ru/en/1864798/2025-04-03/russian-military-dest…
https://en.iz.ru/en/1864798/2025-04-03/russian-military-dest…
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— A crew of the high-tech reconnaissance UAV “Supercam-M350” detected a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UFU) in the adjacent territory bordering the Belgorod region.
https://ruavia.su/supercam-uav-discovers-temporary-ukrainian…
https://ruavia.su/supercam-uav-discovers-temporary-ukrainian…
“the Damba radar station is designed to jam targeting systems.”
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The specific technical claim that the 'Damba radar station' is designed to jam targeting systems is mentioned only in the TASS report. Other search results for 'radar station' are generic (NWS, US general surveillance) and do not provide independent technical verification of the Damba system's specifications.
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— Joint Surveillance System (JSS), with radar stations controlled by joint FAA/USAF ROCCs beginning in 1980. SAGE radar stations, for the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment network prior to the JSS (the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_general_surveill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_general_surveill…
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— The officer noted that the Damba radar station is designed to jam targeting systems. The elimination of such electronic warfare stations allows for the expansion of Russian UAV capabilities in the Sum…
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
https://tass.com/defense/2126503
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— The NWS Radar site displays the radar on a map along with forecast and alerts. The radar products are also available as OGC compliant services to use in your application.This view combines radar stati…
https://radar.weather.gov/
https://radar.weather.gov/
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