The Ukrainian military destroyed the rare Russian Palantin-K EW system for the first time.

This was captured in the video published by blogger Zovnishniy Pilot (External Pilot – ed.) on social media.

The aerial reconnaissance unit and artillerymen of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade destroyed the Russian Palantin-K electronic warfare system in the Zaporizhzhya direction with precision fire.

The Russian system was hit from the first shot, presumably by an M982 Excalibur precision projectile.

The fire on the target was adjusted by the Ukrainian Leleka-100 UAV operator.

The vehicle was hit when it was in a transport position and could not counteract the drone.

Subsequently, analysts of the “CyberBoroshno” Telegram channel precisely geolocated the position (47.371581.35.437615) in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

Palantin-K

Palantin-K is one of the latest developments in the Russian defense industry, adopted only in 2019. The system was developed by the Sozvezdye concern, which specializes in manufacturing high-tech intelligent command and communication systems, electronic warfare equipment, and other special weapons.

Palantin-K is mounted on the KamAZ truck chassis. It is designed to suppress radio communication systems and conduct electronic reconnaissance. The capabilities of the system allow jamming electronic systems of the enemy in the shortwave bands.

The manufacturer assures that Palantin can create various types of obstacles to navigation systems and deprive the enemy of cellular and trunking communications. The system is credited with the ability to launch targeted attacks to disable the air defense radar or the command and control system.

The Palantin system is quite versatile. If necessary, it is possible to involve other EW and radio-electronic intelligence devices such as Moskva, Zhytel, and others in its system. Such a system should increase the efficiency of all means involved in it.

One of the main tasks of the system is to combat enemy UAVs. The manufacturer indicates the range of effective use against UAVs at a distance of 20 kilometers.