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Russian Molniya-2 drone operator navigates EW blackout to hit bunker

Bottom line

A Russian Mil blogger reports that an operator of a Molniya-2 drone from the 'Center' group destroyed a Ukrainian drone command post in the Dnipropetrovsk region by navigating by memory after enemy EW cut the video feed 800m out.

Why it matters

The ability to conduct precision strikes on command posts despite severe EW interference suggests Russian drone operators are training in degraded GPS and video environments, a capability that could be replicated by other forces.

A Russian Mil blogger reports that an operator of a Molniya-2 drone from the ‘Center’ group destroyed a Ukrainian drone command post in the Dnipropetrovsk region by navigating by memory after enemy EW cut the video feed 800m out. This highlights a specific tactic of manual navigation under heavy electronic warfare conditions to strike high-value command nodes.

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Evidence — 1 independent origin

  • Telegram channel, Russian side:Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad)source Corigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    Оператор беспилотника «Молния-2» группировки «Центр» уничтожил пункт управления дронами ВСУ на Днепропетровском направлении. Точку взлета и блиндаж противника вскрыла наша разведка. На уничтожение цели отправили ударную «Молнию». За 800 метров до объекта противник включил РЭБ и п

NamedMolniya-2Topicsdroneselectronic warfare

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Robot War (2026). Russian Molniya-2 drone operator navigates EW blackout to hit bunker. Hetzner OSINT, 21 October 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-21--russian-molniya-2-drone-operator-navigates-ew-blackout-to-hit-bunker/

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  title = {Russian Molniya-2 drone operator navigates EW blackout to hit bunker},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-21--russian-molniya-2-drone-operator-navigates-ew-blackout-to-hit-bunker/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding C3}
}

Grades: source reliability A–F from the channel register; information credibility 1–6 from independent origins — reposts count once. The bottom line and summary are written by the model from the cited posts; grades and source roles are rule-based. Methodology 2026-10-18.v7 · Corrections · JSON · RSS · API performance

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