“Black Eye” Closed: Ukrainian Forces Take Out Russia’s Newest Drone-Jamming Weapon, Video

Fighters from the “Shturm” platoon of the Freedom of Russia Legion have located and destroyed a cutting-edge Russian electronic warfare (EW) system known as “Chornoye Oko” (Black Eye), which had been disrupting the operation of Ukrainian Mavic and FPV drones, the unit reported on August 13.

According to the Legion, the Chornoye Oko system emits powerful interference on the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequencies, effectively jamming both reconnaissance and attack drones.

“It took some searching, of course, but then an attack UAV from the ‘Shturm’ platoon delicately took it apart,” the fighters said with a touch of irony.

After the strike, they added: “Finally, the skies in our sector are clear again.”

Ukrainian radio technology specialist Serhii Beskrestnov, also known as Serhii Flash, wrote that Chornoye Oko is a newly developed Russian EW platform. The system is installed on elevated positions, can rotate, and is either operated or maintained by a ground-based operator.

It can detect incoming drone signals and jam them, targeting common UAV frequencies. Beskrestnov stressed that Chornoye Oko is so new it does not appear in any official Russian catalog, though it has been mentioned in closed Russian channels.

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In May, Forbes speculated that Chornoye Oko could tilt the aerial advantage along the front line in Russia’s favor.

However, Ukrainian forces have already found ways to counter it—using attack drones that transmit video on non-standard frequencies.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces destroyed a rare Russian electronic warfare system known as “Piroyed “—a low-cost, mobile jamming unit designed to protect Russian troops from Ukrainian FPV and small reconnaissance drones