Ukrainian troops destroy Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare system on south

Ukrainian soldiers destroyed the Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare system, known as a "dome" against Ukrainian drones on the battlefield.

A Pole-21 electronic warfare station was designed to jam satellite navigation channels. Ukrainian forces destroyed it on the southern front, however unknown when, the South Forces Group reported.

Ukrainian troops destroyed eight tanks, 14 armoured vehicles and 12 artillery systems over the past day.

The air force downed three cruise missiles.

According to the military command, over the past day, the aviation conducted three strikes on areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and one on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile system.

"Pole-21 is a Russian electronic warfare system, also called the "anti-drone dome".

The system was created in 2016 to combat high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles. The complex has the ability to create a dome of interference and thereby suppress the equipment linked to global satellite and radio navigation systems.

The range of the Pole-21 is 60 kilometres, while according to Ukrainian intelligence, it is more than 25 kilometres.