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Russia bets on unjammable drones to gain ground in Ukraine

Moscow deploys more attack aircraft controlled via hair-thin fibre optic cable to make large gains during summer offensive

Russia’s summer offensive is starting to gain ground in Ukraine, with Moscow’s forces aided by a novel type of attack drones that cannot be jammed.

Russia seized more Ukrainian territory in May than at any point since November 2024, data from monitoring groups shows. Its advance has continued in recent weeks, as US-brokered peace talks have stalled because of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s maximalist demands.

The Russian advances have been aided by the deployment of a novel model of drones connected with a hair-thin fibre optic cable. Deployed in increasingly large numbers since the start of the year, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are immune to Ukrainian jamming, which only works on wireless devices.

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