As a separate thought: a MANPAD is a fairly generic term. Literally "Man-portable air defense". So, it is not an unreasonable statement that the electronics co

As a separate thought: a MANPAD is a fairly generic term. Literally "Man-portable air defense". So, it is not an unreasonable statement that the electronics countermeasures suite Vitebsk-25 is able to provide some sort of protection against some of the MANPAD systems in the theater of conflict. It is also not clear what they mean by "protection". Most MANPADs have to acquire a target first - some via passive heat/IR targeting, some via laser designation, some via radar. So, protection could mean anything from "detecting targeting of aircraft" (thereby giving the pilot the opportunity to perform evasive maneuvers, use terrain to hide, etc), through "launch detection", and all the way to "actively jamming the incoming missle(s)". To be fair, no press release would include this level of detail. But, details matter a lot. This is why the aircraft designation is not just Su-25, but a more specific Su-25SM3.