Russia has likely positioned pyramidal radar reflectors in the water near the recently damaged Antonivskiy Bridge in a bid to hide it, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said.
The latest intelligence report said: “Ukraine’s missile and artillery units continue to target Russian military strongholds, personnel clusters, logistical support bases and ammunition depots.
“This will highly likely impact Russian military logistical resupply and put pressure on Russian military combat support elements.
“On 03 August 2022, the first vessel with Ukrainian grain arrived at the Bosphorus Strait having transited the Black Sea from Odesa.
“It is almost certain the success of this transit will result in more frequent transits in both directions.
“Clearing the backlog caused by the blockade that has been in place since February 2022 will remain a logistical challenge.
“Russian forces have almost certainly positioned pyramidal radar reflectors in the water near the recently damaged Antonivskiy Bridge and by the recently damaged nearby rail bridge, both of which cross over the Dnipro River in Kherson, southern Ukraine.
“The radar reflectors are likely being used to hide the bridge from synthetic aperture radar imagery and possible missile targeting equipment.
“This highlights the threat Russia feels from the increased range and precision of Western-supplied systems.”
Unfortunately for Russian forces, M31 GLMRS rockets – which includes HIMARS and M270 systems) do not use radar for target precision.
Instead, they use GPS, which renders the radar reflectors useless.
