The Borisoglebsk 2 is a Russian,

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ground vehicle mounted, multi-functional electronic warfare (EW) weapon system. It was developed by

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over a six-year period, from 2004 to 2010. The system was however not ordered, or for other reasons not manufactured or delivered, at once to the Russian military. Starting in February 2015, it has been manufactured and delivered by UIMC to the

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. It is designed to disrupt communications and GPS systems. ''Borisoglebsk 2'' achieved

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in 2010, but was not ordered and delivered to Russian military until February 2015.

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reported that Borisoglebsk 2 was the core system for electronic warfare in the

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, controlling four types of jamming units from a single point. Experimentation and testing were conducted after the first deliveries to the Russian armed forces. The system was in active use by the summer of 2015, in eastern

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. US advisers sent to Ukraine have learned about Russian electronic warfare from the

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, though Ukraine never has had access to this new EW-technology. The American advisers are nevertheless impressed even with earlier Russian EW-technology in the hands of the Ukrainian Army. Swedish newspaper ''

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'' claimed that the United States and NATO are worried that the

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fighter aircraft may not stand up against new Russian EW systems. Borisoglebsk 2 was given as an example of a new Russian system, but not directly compared to the F-35. As of August 2015, ten sets of this system have been delivered to the Russian armed forces with another 14 sets to follow. According to

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, Russia plans to deploy them along the Russian borders "from

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". As of October 2015, these systems are also rumored to be active in Syria. On 21 September 2016, more than 10 Borisoglebsk 2 and Rtut-BM EW systems were delivered to the Russian army. New deliveries took place in the first half of 2017. On 26 January 2022 as a part of their

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, the Russian army confirmed the deployment of Borisoglebsk-2 units to the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division of the

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in the Belgorod Region (close to the border with Ukraine) in order to “reduce the time needed to obtain necessary information bout military movements” On 28 February 2022, Ukrainian civilians attacked a Borisoglebsk 2 with a

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while it was being towed during the

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. Ukraine has claimed to have captured at least one Borisoglebsk 2, destroyed one in October 2023, and destroyed two more in November 2023.

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