As a source in the region’s power structures told RIA Novosti, electronic warfare equipment does not only make reconnaissance equipment inoperative, but also knocks down the navigation systems of ships, as a result of which they show false coordinates, and the crews are disoriented.
According to Shvytkin, attempts at intelligence activities by the Navy of the NATO bloc continue under the pretext of conducting various exercises in the Black Sea as part of international conventions. However, in reality, there is real reconnaissance off the coast of Crimea.
“Of course, the group that was formed in the Crimea allows us to identify and suppress, and, if necessary, reflect the various actions of the NATO bloc countries. Therefore, not only electronic warfare tools are actively working there. EW - one of the auxiliary systems. There are other means, including to defeat enemy targets in an attempt at possible aggression, ”Shvytkin explained in a conversation with the FAN.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense talked about intelligence activity near the borders of Russia in a week. During the week, 32 foreign aircraft conducted reconnaissance at the borders of Russia. As it is specified, “there were no violations of the Russian state border on duty by air defense forces”.