The article cites Ukraine’s foreign minister attributing wayward Ukrainian drones in Latvia/Baltics to Russian electronic warfare deliberately diverting them off-course. If accurate, this indicates an operational EW tactic focused on navigation manipulation/spoofing to reroute strike UAVs rather than simply jamming them, with strategic effects (forcing crashes/impacts in friendly territory and exposing air-defense gaps).
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EWside: russiafirst seen 2026-03-01
Claim: Russian EW diverts Ukrainian long-range drones into Baltic airspace
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/05/11/ukrainian-drone-strike-on-empty-baltic-fuel-depot-prompts-top-level-resignation-in-latvia/Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia