A new civil lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by a group of Ukrainian citizens and relatives of the deceased. The plaintiffs are a collective demanding that the American technology corporation Ubiquiti Networks be held accountable. The core of the complaint is the mass use of the company's products by Russian occupation forces on Ukrainian territory to coordinate military operations and strikes against civilian infrastructure.
Technologies of war: how Ubiquiti equipment is used at the front
According to the text of the lawsuit, Ubiquiti radio bridges and airMAX technology have become a critical element of the communications infrastructure for the Russian army. The plaintiffs claim that the equipment allows Russian military personnel to maintain stable communication between various units, including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators, reconnaissance groups, and command posts. A key aspect of the complaint is the assertion that this technology enables the transmission of video feeds from drones in real-time, allowing for the coordination of targeted strikes against Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) positions and civilian objects.
"Human safari" and the zone of destruction
The lawsuit provides a grim characterization of the tactics employed by Russian drone operators. The plaintiffs describe the use of Ubiquiti communication systems within a "zone of destruction" extending up to 100 kilometers deep. In this space, according to the claimants, Russian military forces have turned combat operations into a "human safari," using high-speed data transmission to hunt people. Relatives of the deceased argue that without this technology, the level of strike effectiveness and casualties among the civilian population would have been significantly lower.
Company warnings and the problem of smuggling
One of the main arguments of the Ukrainian side is that Ubiquiti did not act in a vacuum. The plaintiffs state that the corporation repeatedly received warnings about the smuggling of its equipment into Russia and its subsequent use by Russian military forces. Despite these signals, the plaintiffs believe the company did not take sufficient measures to block supplies or disable devices, which, in their view, makes it an accomplice to war crimes.
Contradictory data
The situation surrounding the use of Ubiquiti equipment in Russia has its contradictions. On the one hand, the Ukrainian side insists that the company knew about the risks and remained inactive. On the other hand, as early as January 2026, Russian and foreign media reported that Ubiquiti has the technical capabilities to track terminals, which could have helped identify illegal users. Furthermore, in segments on Russian propaganda television, occupiers proudly demonstrated the use of Ubiquiti products, which effectively publicly confirmed the presence of the equipment in the troops, but did not lead to an immediate recall or block by the manufacturer.
Context of sanctions and Western components in the Russian military-industrial complex
This lawsuit fits into the broader context of the fight against the supply of Western technologies to the Russian military-industrial complex. Previously, the President of Ukraine's Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, Vladislav Vlasuk, showed journalists the results of opening Russian missiles. In particular, the Kh-101 missile contains more than 100 foreign components, and the Kalibr cruise missile contains about 30. U.S. agencies have identified and stopped more than ten schemes for supplying such components to Russia over the past year. The lawsuit against Ubiquiti could set a precedent for holding not only suppliers but also manufacturers of high-tech equipment accountable when it falls into the hands of an aggressor.
