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TV Towers in Belarus: Ukrainian expert explained why their beacons are harder to jam than GPS

Beacon navigation is used in Russian "Shaheds" and missiles, and the beacons themselves are periodically detected in one territory or another.

Image used for illustration purposes. Communication tower of one of the mobile operators. Photo: komdor.com

Jamming such navigation is more difficult than GPS, as beacons can use different frequencies each time. Therefore, the most reliable way to combat them is destruction. Tymofiy Yurkov, co-founder of Contra-Drone company, spoke about this in an RBC-Ukraine podcast.

Answering a question about Belarusian towers and whether they continue to operate, Yurkov noted that beacons are periodically detected in one territory or another.

According to him, beacon navigation is used in Russian "Shaheds" and missiles. It is more difficult to jam than GPS because beacons can operate on different frequencies each time.

For GPS, L2 and L5 frequencies, the signal, and the method of jamming it are known. With beacons, the situation is more complicated: there are a number of problems that make it impossible to instantly determine their parameters and start jamming them.

Therefore, according to Yurkov, if beacons appear suddenly, it can create problems. However, if the frequencies and approximate location are already known, they can be successfully jammed.

This is complex work, and the most reliable way to combat beacons is their destruction.

Earlier, RBC-Ukraine wrote that jet "Shaheds" over Kyiv are controlled via TV towers in Belarus. According to the expert, one such tower covers about 140 kilometers, and Russians plan to build approximately 26 towers along the border with Ukraine.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat explained how Russia controls drones via mesh networks and whether there is a threat from Belarus. He reported that Russian troops can use the drones themselves as repeaters to create mesh networks.

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  • Новые сказки о главном
    12.11.2026
    Определитесь уже, это "ретрансляторы" или "маяки". Это ж принципиально разные вещи. А если маяки, то что вообще им мешает просто триангулироваться по вашим же вышкам GSM? И как вы там вдруг внезапно научились глушить сигнал GPS на антеннах Комета с фазированной антенной решеткой - тоже расскажите.
    Сча, чую, прибежит Точка со своими "адно другога не выключае" и прочими "не все так однозначно" и нагенерит 4 абзаца туманного критического мышления.

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