The Ukrainian missile defense system "Lima" shot down the trajectory of two "Orshnik" ballistic missiles that the Russian Federation launched over the Kyiv region in May. Both missed their targets thanks to a system that makes enemy weapons "think" they are flying over Peru's capital, the NYT writes in reference to the Ukrainian military.
"Lima" creates electromagnetic interference and changes GPS coordinates. Because of this, missiles and UAVs lose direction, change their trajectory sharply and can disintegrate in the air. During the attack on May 24, the first rocket hit the garage, and the second exploded in the air and fell on the occupied territory.
According to the developer Cascade Systems, in the first three months of 2026 alone, the system diverted more than 30 cruise missiles and 10,000 UAVs from their targets. Of the 62 daggers launched into his range, 33 exploded in the air, the rest changed course. Those numbers could not be independently verified, the NYT notes.
But "Lima" also confuses civilian GPS: the taxi lays a route to Kiev through South America, and the NYT journalist's navigator showed that their car was more than 12 thousand km from Kiev.