Ukrainians sue Ubiquiti over alleged support for Russia’s 'human safari'
Photo: Ubiquiti terminal (The Insider)
Ukrainian civilians and relatives of the fallen have filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court against the American technology company Ubiquiti. They also claim that the company was repeatedly warned about its products falling into the hands of the occupiers on the front lines, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
The lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs allege that Ubiquiti's radio bridges and airMAX technology are being used by Russian military forces to provide communication between different units.
Specifically, this includes drone operators, reconnaissance units, command, and strike groups. The plaintiffs claim that the company's equipment enables the transmission of real-time video feeds from drones and the coordination of strikes.
According to their claims, such a communication system is used within an approximately 100-kilometer "kill zone," which Russian drone operators have turned into a "human safari."
Company had been warned
Separately, the plaintiffs allege that Ubiquiti received repeated warnings about the smuggling of its equipment into Russia and its use by the Russian military in Ukraine.
Furthermore, Russian and foreign media outlets have repeatedly reported on the use of Ubiquiti products by the Russian army since as early as January of this year, claiming that the company has the technical capability to track the terminals. Even on Russian state propaganda television, segments were proudly broadcast showing Russian occupiers using Ubiquiti products.
Frame from a Russian TV report on the use of Ubiquiti products (photo: Hunterbrook Media)
Context
Earlier, the presidential envoy for sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, showed journalists the Western-made components inside Russian missiles. The Kh-101 missile contains more than 100 foreign components, while the Kalibr contains around 30.
US agencies have identified and shut down more than ten supply chains of components to Russia over the past year.
