Ukrainian electronic warfare system Lima has downed 26 Kinzhal missiles since start of year – video
Ukraine has downed 26 Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles in the first three months of 2026 thanks to the deployment of the Lima, an electronic warfare system, in a number of oblasts.
Source: Cascade Systems, a Ukrainian defence company, which developed the Lima system, speaking to Ukrainska Pravda
Details: Cascade Systems said a total of 58 Kinzhal missiles have been downed since the strategic-level electronic warfare system began operating.
The manufacturer also said the Lima system has diverted 33 cruise missiles and more than 10,000 drones in the first quarter of this year. The company added that Lima downs more than 98% of guided aerial bombs launched in the areas covered by the system.
The company said the new systems are integrated into the overall air defence system, ensuring that Russian aerial assets are diverted from their targets to the safest possible zones.
Maksym Skoretskyi, Head of the Electronic Warfare Department of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "The integration of Lima into the air defence network adds another layer of protection, enabling it to down drones and missiles that have already penetrated the outer interception ring. This creates a genuinely layered defence and significantly increases the share of enemy aerial weapons that fail to reach their targets."
Lima's effectiveness in protecting the sites it is assigned to defend has also been confirmed by a representative of the Nichna Varta (Night Watch) military unit, which operates the system.
He said Lima has proved effective against 12-channel and 16-channel CRPA antennas now used on Russian drones, guided aerial bombs, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
Quote from Nichna Varta's representative: "In the areas where Lima operates, we record the highest possible effectiveness in protecting facilities. Specifically, we managed to down 58 of the 59 Kinzhal missiles launched on the facilities we protect. The system creates an electronic barrier that blocks the satellite navigation of kamikaze drones and significantly disrupts enemy precision weapons that rely on satellite navigation for guidance."
More details: The head of Cascade Systems said that electronic warfare of this type allows air defence resources to be used more efficiently by adding an additional layer of protection that does not rely on kinetic interception – such as missiles or other physical means of destroying targets – to defend sites.
He explained that in situations where an asset can be disoriented by electronic warfare, this allows avoiding the expenditure of scarce anti-aircraft missiles on every threat or backing up interception systems during large-scale attacks.
Quote from Cascade Systems' CEO: "This is an asymmetric response: instead of an exhausting missile-versus-missile duel, we use a tool that causes a critical deviation of the enemy's precision weapons from their target at the final stage of flight."
For reference: The Lima electronic warfare system was developed in 2022 to counter drones, particularly Shahed-136 and Geran-2 loitering munitions, and guided aerial bombs. Through a combination of jamming, spoofing and cyber interference, the system degrades the navigation of Russian weapons, neutralising their ability to strike a target.
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