Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strike Destroyed Russian Electronic Warfare Vehicle

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a rare Russian electronic warfare station. It has the name RB-636M2 Svet-KU.

From 2016 to 2021, the stations were spotted four times on the territory of the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. The Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed the target with a GMLRS precision-guided projectile fired from the M142 HIMARS missile system.

A rare find, named the RB636 Sveet-KU, was adopted in 2012. In Ukraine, it was spotted three times, in 2016, 2020 and 2021 in the occupied Luhansk region. This time it was discovered behind enemy lines, where russians did not expect to find. This is the first recorded destruction pic.twitter.com/xvg0Q1Lrkl

— Локі (@yaroslav_loki) August 28, 2023

RB-636M2 “Svet-KU” is used to assess the electromagnetic situation, search and analyse radio emissions. The station can also locate sources of radio emissions in the ultra-high frequency range.

RB-636M2 “Svet-KU” was taken into service in 2012. How many electronic warfare stations have entered service with the Russian army is not specified at the moment.

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