Ukraine Has Twice Derailed The "Oreshnik" Project
- 12.11.2026, 15:30
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The New York Times revealed the details.
The Ukrainian military used the "Lima" electronic warfare system to divert two Russian "Oreshnik" ballistic missiles during an attack on May 24. As a result, neither of them hit its target.
This was reported by The New York Times.
According to the publication, the “Lima” system was developed to counter Russian missiles and drones. It emits electromagnetic jamming that interferes with the navigation systems of these weapons.
Specifically, the system can transmit false coordinates, causing missiles and drones to alter their trajectory and deviate from their intended route.
Representatives of Cascade Systems, the manufacturer of Lima, and the Ukrainian military claim that the system is capable of affecting even Russian hypersonic missiles.
One example of its use was the strike on May 24.
According to fighters from the “Night Watch” unit, the Russians launched two “Oreshnik” missiles toward the Kyiv region at that time. One of the soldiers used an electronic warfare system to counter both targets.
As a result, the first missile fell near Bila Tserkva—in an area with garages, several miles from any military facility. The second one broke up in the air, and its debris fell on the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
Russia also acknowledged that it failed to hit any important targets during this attack. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian military “simply struck where it was convenient to see the results.”
At the same time, Ukraine’s electronic warfare operations are causing problems for civilian navigation. Due to interference, GPS devices may pinpoint people’s locations thousands of kilometers away from their actual positions.
In particular, a taxi passenger in Kyiv was given a route home that went through South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and Europe. The app estimated the trip duration at 12,276 minutes.
Meanwhile, the GPS watch of a Ukrainian official indicated that he had run more than six kilometers in Lima, the capital of Peru.
NYT journalists who traveled to inspect the system’s antennas near Kyiv encountered the same glitches: the car’s navigation system also pinpointed its location in Peru.
The publication notes that the military considers the benefits of the “Lima” system to be far more important than the inconveniences for the civilian population, since the system helps protect Ukrainian airspace from Russian weapons.
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