He was one of the key men in The electronic war against Ukraine. Yevgeny Rytikov died in a car bomb attack in Britesk in West Russia On the night of April 18, as several Russian and Ukrainian media reported this Friday, as well as well -informed Telegram channels.
Whoever was going to be 35 on Wednesday died in the company of one of his still unidentified colleagues by going up in a car in la would russe de Brianianless than 100 km north of the Ukrainian border, where it resided.
Krasukha system designer
The Russian Telegram Channel Mash reported that Rytikov had been killed by an “improvised” explosive device, placed under the vehicle. The involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services is not yet confirmed at present.
However, Yevgeny Rytikov has everything of the ideal target for kyiv. Elected “engineer of the year” in his city in 2016 in the category “Military and special equipment”, he had become one of the strong men in the electronic war against kyiv.
Two Russian military figures reportedly eliminated: EW designer Rytikov (Apr 17-18) and Lt. Gen. Moskalik (Apr 25). Emerging pattern suggests precision targeting of technical and command personnel. Attribution unconfirmed. pic.twitter.com/LWiVqe3cc1
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According to Kyiv IndependantYevgeny Rytikov led the design office of the British electromechanical factory. He was mainly responsible for the modernization of the Krasukha system of the Russian army, designed to blurred on embedded radars of combat and recognition planes, as well as drones.
This system, one of the most innovative according to Moscow, ensures the protection of air defense means, command posts or even the launching complexes of strategic missiles in Russia. What to consider its creator, according to the Kyiv Post, as “a war criminal”.
His death occurs almost simultaneously with that of genre Major Iaroslav Moskalik in the same circumstances. The deputy chief of the Russian armed forces chief was killed near Moscow in the explosion of a car. The National Inquiry Committee has opened an investigation for “murder” caused by “the detonation of an improvised explosive device”, pointing, this time more officially, the involvement of Ukrainian secret services.
