In the Russian Federation restricted access to satellites: the Armed Forces destroyed P-4116Gm, which sent signals to the troposphere-forbes

Ukrainian special forces have tracked one of the best systems of long -range radio communication in the Russian Federation and struck it with drone. Unlike many Western armies, Russian cannot always count on access to long -distance satellites. Therefore, the Russians mostly rely on the alternative to satellite-ground radio stations, which reflect signals from the troposphere (gaseous layer of atmosphere with an average height of about 10-12 km). Forbes writes about it.

The network of such Russian radio stations is entrusted to special retranslars, which are located at a distance of tens or hundreds of kilometers from each other. They are placed between the front line and various military headquarters for relaxation of weak signals from the troposphere. These are relatively expensive and valuable installations.

That is why on Thursday, June 13, or on the eve of the MCO command, one of the latest relaying machines of the Russian army P-416Gm was traced and destroyed with the help of drone. "For the first time in the history of this war, the P-416GM was destroyed-a modern Russian mobile station," the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said.

The loss of one P-416GM of dozens of similar systems that the Russians have placed on the entire front line will not lead to a noticeable violation of Russian communications. But if Ukraine manages to find and destroy more such systems-old R-142, newer P-419l1 in addition to the P-416GM-it will be possible to break the connection and cut off some units from the command. Radiorelelet stations of special communication - striking systems.

R-142, the main retardant of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the last decades of the Cold War. It consisted of five separate radio radio stations-all this was contained in one 3. 5-tonne truck GAZ-66 with five crew members. A few years ago, the Russian MIC developed a new system-P-419l1. In Russianoboronexport, its signals "as equivalent to the quality of digital cable and fiber-optic lines of communication" were described.

At the beginning of 2022, the Russian forces were placed on the territory of Ukraine and along the border of the transmitters, including dozens of P-416GM, which were taken from the conveyor. They were added a large number of P-419l1, which may be easier to detect. The Ukrainian forces destroyed three of them in the first 20 months of a full -scale war. And only when the war lasted for the third year, was it possible to find P-416Gm on the outskirts of Kremvyan in the Kursk region.

When the Ukrainian reconnaissance drone noticed the station, the second drone approached and hit a masked machine with a characteristic high radio. After the impact, the car fire and smoke. How the Armed Forces found P-416Gm, it is unclear. Most likely, a qualified and patient crew of drone has been monitored for a long time. It is also possible that Ukrainian intelligence has discovered and tracked them.

Due to the restriction of broadcasting and frequent change of space, the P-416GM crew can interfere with the efforts of Ukraine to track the installation coordinates. But it is possible that the Russian troops do not have enough discipline. In a study conducted by the Royal Joint Institute of Defense Research (Rusi) in March 2022, Sam Kenny-Evans and Thomas Wittington analysts noted that some Russian units lacked disciplines and they see themselves.