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Molniya strike drones first relayed through Gerbera/Shahed mesh-modem network

Published 22 July 2026

A Ukrainian analyst reports the first confirmed instance of Russian Molniya strike drones receiving commands through the Gerbera (Shahed-136 variant) mesh modem relay. Both platforms share the same frequency band and draw on hardware from the same Chinese manufacturer, but were previously licence-incompatible. The analyst flags this as an emerging pattern likely to spread, and notes a direct tactical countermeasure: destroying a Gerbera node acting as relay will simultaneously sever the datalink to any co-dependent Molniyas.

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