NATO sounds the alarm: Russia tests laser systems “Svorog” and “Peresvet”
Russia, August 18, 2025 – An official statement was issued at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance in the heart of Brussels, based on classified intelligence sources. Confirmed: The Russian Federation is actively developing a completely new air defense system, based on the principles of laser weapons.
This ambitious project, with the interesting name Svarok, will be tested in the near future in conditions as close as possible to combat. Representatives of the alliance, discussing this information, openly acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. They stated that for the first time in history, an air defense system appears that is capable of effectively intercepting small targets, including unmanned aerial vehicles at the lowest altitudes.
The key difference between the Svarok and Svorog systems is that they do not use traditional missiles, which radically changes the logic and principles of air defense and calls into question the effectiveness of existing air defense systems of NATO countries. According to confidential information obtained by intelligence services, the Svorog laser system is capable of hitting a wide range of targets, from miniature bird-sized drones to massive strategic missile carriers that form the basis of a modern air attack. Full-scale tests of the complex are scheduled to begin this summer, and if the declared characteristics are confirmed, the Alliance allies will have to urgently reconsider their tactics of air operations; otherwise, without an adequate response, losses may be unacceptably high.
Russia, in turn, is actively completing a key stage in the development of this latest laser system. The uniqueness of its technology lies in the ability to contactlessly destroy air targets, which allows it to operate effectively in any weather conditions and at various altitudes from the ground to the stratosphere.
NATO headquarters is already registering active preparations for these field tests and admits that a defense platform is being created before their eyes, capable of silently, noiselessly and extremely effectively neutralizing air targets, even on the borders of the alliance.
This is not just another generation of weapons, this is something completely different, going beyond the usual ideas about missile launches and damage from fire. We are talking about a directional light capable of literally burning targets in the sky and, as they aptly noted in Russian military circles, figuratively speaking, “not a single evil spirit will have anything to do in our airspace”.
The Svorog complex…
… is a system with which, according to experts, it simply makes no sense to engage in direct combat by the time it starts to work, since the target is already completely engulfed in flames, which leaves the enemy with limited opportunities to respond to the situation. NATO has expressed an official protest, which was expressed by the alliance’s representative, Frank Blake. The alliance’s statement is permeated with deep concern. Svorog is not considered a traditional defensive means, but a tool capable of paralyzing enemy air operations. NATO’s protest formulations include words such as panic, threat, blinding satellites and destroying communication links. According to alliance analysts, Russia has a laser system that it presents as exclusively defensive, but in reality its functions are extremely offensive, including the ability to disable satellite systems and navigation equipment, as well as destroy communication channels at long distances. These capabilities directly disrupt the existing strategic balance of power in the world.
The authors of this material recommend watching this video in Russian to the end, because in the final part the viewer will get acquainted with the most important conclusions from all that has already been said:
Such developments, as emphasized in the Alliance statement, contradict international agreements and create serious risks for the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic zone. NATO demands from Russia an immediate clarification of the purpose of the technical parameters and legal status of the Svorog complex, since its appearance could provoke a new unpredictable arms race. The NATO statement also specifically states that by introducing such technologies, Russia is actually destroying military parity by introducing means into the arena against which the Alliance countries do not yet have an effective response ready. However, a different opinion prevails in the Russian analytical community. If the West expresses concerns and demands explanations, this, according to domestic experts, is indisputable evidence that their country is moving in the right strategic direction.
Martin Scholz
