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Leaked Documents Show Russia Bought Chinese EW Kits to Beat Ukrainian Drones and Jam Starlink
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Internal leaked Rostec documents show Russia has been importing and trialing Chinese electronic-warfare (EW) systems to blunt Ukrainian drone attacks, with some kits already reported in service, hacker group Black Mirror reported on October 8.
According to the leak, the equipment was tested at the Alabino range and placed on combat duty at Shaykovka airfield, where it “gained combat experience” on August 21, 2023—including an incident in which “a drone was detected and suppressed at a distance of 2 km.”
The files say the collaboration advanced at the direction of Moscow’s defense ministry and included joint development, serial-production planning, and logistics coordination between Russian entities and a Chinese consortium.
The documents describe Chinese work on counter-UAV and counter-satellite capabilities: “Chinese researchers are solving tasks for the development and production of devices to detect and destroy UAVs controlled on the 4G cellular band, as well as tasks to counter the American satellite system Starlink.”
Leaked technical lists showcased a modular EW suite demonstrated at Army-2023: a wideband UAV scanner covering 300–6,000 MHz; a radar claimed to detect very slow, low-flying drones; a five-band jammer able to suppress UAV control channels across multiple 200 MHz bands; an optical gimbal for automatic target tracking; and GPS-spoofing equipment.
Rostec’s notes emphasize mobility and short deployment time, and list several man-portable counter-UAV tools, from multi-channel suppression “guns” to backpack jammers.
Rostec characterized the Chinese kits as attractive for their low cost, short production lead times, and the ability to deliver volumes quickly—features that, the documents say, appealed to Russian planners seeking fast fixes to a pressing battlefield problem.
Earlier, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official alleged that China is providing Russia with satellite reconnaissance data to assist in targeting missile strikes within Ukraine.
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