Exclusive InformNapalm. How Russian air defense was lured to work against a Russian Su-57 💥✈️

Today, the international intelligence community InformNapalm is partially revealing the details of a successful HUMINT+CYBINT operation, one of the practical results of which was the destruction of a Russian fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57 in the Moscow region.

According to InformNapalm, as a result of a comprehensive cognitive influence and cyber intervention, it was possible to influence the operation of the air defense unit of the "BARS Moscow" formation and turn the Russian air defense system into a tool for targeting its own aviation.

But it all started a little earlier.

On July 17, InformNapalm informed that they were processing a new, interesting set of materials intercepted from the Russians. Among them were streams from a training ground where the air defense units of "BARS Moscow" were being prepared to counter Ukrainian long-range drones.

📹The video in this post is one of those intercepted streams.

As a result of the analysis, InformNapalm prepared an analytical note and sent it to the relevant components of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The document contained systematized data on the training of personnel, the hardware and software complex, combat algorithms, and identified vulnerabilities in the "BARS Moscow" system.

📄The second screenshot shows a small excerpt from this note.

The information obtained was used not only for observing the enemy. Approaches were found that allowed to influence the operation of one of the "BARS Moscow" units and use the system created by the Russians against a Russian target.

The result was seen by everyone today. A Su-57 was shot down in the Moscow region. The Russian Ministry of Defense rushed to explain the loss as a "technical malfunction," while in the Russian Z-community, reports of sabotage in the operation of the "BARS Moscow" air defense system have already appeared. That is why they decided to partially disclose information about this operation.

By the way, the version about the "technical malfunction" of the Su-57 is not new. Back in 2025, as part of a joint CYBINT operation called OKBMLeaks, InformNapalm published classified documents from a Russian manufacturer of components for this aircraft. The material was translated and distributed in 13 languages and published in numerous foreign media outlets.

Russia created "BARS Moscow" to protect the Moscow region from Ukrainian long-range drones. In the end, one of its units helped to remove a Russian Su-57 from the sky.

The Russian air defense system worked. But this time, it was in the interests of Ukraine.

Additionally hackers gained access to the radar system of one of the enemy's regions

As a result of the operation, control has been established over the infrastructure responsible for monitoring the airspace in all regions.

This access has been maintained for 1.5 years.

The materials obtained include technical documentation, event logs, and internal data.

This is just one of several facilities to which hackers have gained access as part of an ongoing campaign.

I might publish more operations related to this hack later 🥹