There’s no denying that the Russia—Ukraine conflict has been shared in extensive detail on social media. As such, one of the best ways to stay ahead of what’s happening across the front lines of Ukraine is to turn our OSINT skills to social media and analyse social media posts to find out about the conflict.
The Telegram wrap is a recurring piece that looks at interesting pieces of Ukrainian language information that have been posted to Telegram recently. With this, we aim to cover all the latest developments regarding drones and the usage of the radio spectrum.
One thing to remember though. The posts are taken from Telegram and written up without any fact-checking or additional analysis performed, so you’ll need to draw your own conclusions regarding authenticity and credibility.

Interception 2.0

Our first post covers observations focusing on a new, SDR-based drone detection system. Known as the Interception 2.0, it’s a broadband system that uses an SDR module to help detect localised signals.
Featuring a simple spectrum analyser, the ability to capture video and broadband scanning features, the system aims to give users in the field the ability to detect and counter a broad range of drone-based systems, including FPV and DJI designs.
The device is aimed to be relatively portable, with a 7-inch armoured glass screen and an overall weight of around 2kg. The design is also capable of operating out of band, meaning that as drone control frequencies shift and change, the system can continue to detect them as well. Portable, functional drone detection systems will continue to be worth their weight in gold across the frontlines.

Molinya Frequencies

We looked at the cheap and cheerful Molinya drone recently in another Telegram wrap. Unfortunately though, information was a little thin on the ground regarding things like control and video frequencies.
This post gives us some more information regarding the system, including that it is often using 3.3GHz for video, leaving 2.1–2.7GHz available as a command frequency.
It also includes imagery of an aftermarket wireless control unit that we can use to gain more information on output power levels. As always, components appear to have been Made in China.

Drone Detectors In Testing

With necessity the mother of invention across the front line, there’s a subtle urgency that focuses on quality testing new systems that are designated for frontline use.
This post focuses on the upcoming testing of two such systems, the Chatova and the Franok 2. It indicates that testing is carried out focusing on usability and functionality, while observing that some things noted under test will not be scheduled for public release.
As the war continues to evolve, simple and portable drone detection systems offer value that greatly exceeds the sticker price of such systems, helping to protect skilled technicians and military assets by providing early warning of enemy drone systems. The ongoing development of such systems will be a key step in helping to maintain the edge over FPV and swarming drone systems.
Reviewing the scheduled tests of these systems should provide plenty of interesting data to outside analysts like yours truly.

Corruption Busting

Since the start of President Zelensky’s term and the ongoing full-scale invasion, there has been a renewed focus on fighting corruption at every level. Some of this is highly visible, while some of it is more subtle.
Despite these efforts, though, there’s still plenty of work to be done as evidenced by these latest posts. In it, it reports that while testing a drone detection system, the designer was approached and asked to mark up the prices. However, our entrepreneurial friend was in no mood for bargaining and reported the issue to the internal security department, which took action on the matter and prevented this from playing out. A net win for the anti-corruption gang.
While corruption at any level drains resources and credibility from the country, corruption in the military during wartime is even more damaging. It risks both lives and property and incurs more in the way of needless costs. As such, Ukraine has been vigilant in ensuring that such corruption is stamped out when observed, tackling the issue head-on.

Opsec Matters

While it’s not really related to drones as such, this next post was included because it includes a valuable lesson for us all.
Given it’s been barely a few weeks since Secdef Pete “Clean on Opsec” Hegseth had his little signal moment, it’s a timely reminder that sometimes, we can all use the occasional reminder regarding Opsec.
This post notes that briefly, it was thought that the enemy was listening to encrypted AES-256 transmissions to gain intel, while research would actually reveal that it was another point of compromise that was leaking the data.
While wartime opsec is an essential part of the process, it’s a timely reminder that those of us in the civilian world often need to consider our opsec strategies and techniques as well. It’s also a great reminder that sometimes, it’s the little things that end up betraying us. Sometimes, the walls (or in this case, the computers) have ears.

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