Russia is breaking out the electronic warfare tech to prevent drone strikes during the World Cup
To guard against drone attacks during this summer’s FIFA World Cup, the Russian military will deploy mobile electronic warfare stations in all 11 cities where games will take place between June 14 and July 15. By executive order, the Russian authorities will also be cracking down on alcohol sales and public demonstrations in host cities.
At the beginning of the year, Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria suffered two drone attacks, reportedly damaging seven aircraft, though Moscow denies this information. The Russian Defense Ministry says the drones used in the attacks were too sophisticated to have been made without foreign assistance (suggesting that the U.S. military provided the technology).
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