Operators of the 424th Svarog Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces have destroyed an experimental Russian KOP-2 electronic warfare (EW) system on one of the fronts [KOP stands for "Detection and Suppression Complex" in Russian – ed.].
Details: Ukrainian troops stated that this rare and expensive EW system was Russia’s attempt to counter Ukrainian drones.
The KOP-2 scans the radio spectrum across a wide frequency range, detects the channels used by UAVs and attempts to jam them with powerful interference. It is typically deployed to protect high-value military assets, particularly air defence systems.
However, under real combat conditions, the system failed to withstand attacks from Ukrainian drones. The first strike damaged the equipment and the second one destroyed the Russian system completely.
bigchicago04 on July 21st, 2025 at 05:07 UTC »
TLDR They took out a machine that jams drones radio frequencies.
macross1984 on July 21st, 2025 at 02:39 UTC »
Under ordinary circumstances, losing one system is expensive and annoying but in the case of Russia it border on irreplaceable and even a single loss can make huge impact on the front where it is deployed.
Putin can continue to throw cannon fodders to the front but that can go only so far in modern day electronics warfare.
Mobryan71 on July 20th, 2025 at 23:34 UTC »
Yet another system that'll be extremely difficult to replace so long as everyone holds to the sanctions.