Ukraine’s military has destroyed Russia’s latest electronic warfare (EW) system, reportedly designed to disrupt Starlink satellite communications, in the Black Sea resort city of Gelendzhik, according to Ukrainian and Russian sources. The strike hit a “Volna Kupol Garant” EW complex stationed at military unit No. 2156 on Aug. 7, Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ and Russian pro-war Telegram channel Voenny Osvedomitel reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The destruction was confirmed by satellite imagery released by Ukrainian OSINT analysts. The strike marks at least the third reported loss of the advanced Russian system in recent months. Ukraine previously said it had hit similar complexes on June 14 and June 25, including one near occupied Crimea’s Kerch. Russia has increasingly deployed the “Volna Kupol Garant” system as part of efforts to counter Ukraine’s long-range strikes against logistics hubs and military infrastructure inside Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories. The system is reportedly designed to interfere with satellite communications by creating powerful electronic noise across eight frequency bands used for satellite data transmission in the 14–14.5 GHz range. Ukrainian officials previously claimed a single complex could provide coverage over an area of roughly 20 square kilometers. However, the system’s size may have become its biggest weakness.