Russia rolling out Starlink-style network faster than expected, Kyiv says
Ukraine says Russia has launched 16 Rassvet satellites and plans a 292-satellite constellation that could support military communications and drone control.
- On Monday, August 10, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi warned that Russia is accelerating deployment of its Rassvet satellite communications network, a domestic alternative to Starlink.
- Developed by Bureau 1440, Rassvet is a low-Earth-orbit broadband network providing high-speed connectivity, with Russia planning to reach a full constellation by 2027.
- Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Madyar" Brovdi called it a "risk for the entire planet," warning that "a dictatorship will gain access to information across the whole globe."
- Ukrainian forces continue targeting Russian electronic-warfare systems like the Volna Kupol Garant, with recent strikes at Gelendzhik disrupting attempts to block drone communications.
- Skibitskyi stated Russia plans to expand its constellation to 924 satellites by 2035, while Ukrainian officials are already coordinating counter-strategies to neutralize potential military applications.
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Russia rolling out Starlink-style network faster than expected, Kyiv says
Russia is rolling out its own version of the Starlink satellite internet system faster than expected and plans to have nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official.
Russia is accelerating the deployment of its Rassvet satellite communications system, a domestic equivalent of the Starlink system, faster than originally planned, according to Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence. Moscow began deploying the system in orbit in March this year and is now accelerating its deployment.
Russia has accelerated the deployment of the Sunrise satellite system, which is positioned as an equivalent to Starlink, which works fragmentedly, but the size of the group is growing rapidly.
The Ukrainian defense forces destroyed the newest Russian electronic warfare complex “Volna Dome Garant” near Gelendzhik, which was used to suppress the Starlink satellite communication signal.
Russia's version of Starlink deploying quicker than planned, Ukraine's military intelligence says
"Moscow is implementing Rassvet, effectively a Russian analogue of the Starlink system. And they have begun launching it significantly faster than was envisaged in their plans," Skibitskyi said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
Starlink’s signal spillover gives Ukraine access over parts of Russian coastal territory, reports say
Ukraine already has access to Starlink over Russian territory-in one special zone, according to media reports. Starlink is now capable of covering parts of Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas, with its signal reportedly reaching up to 30 kilometers inland from Russia’s coastline. According to the analytical Telegram channel In Factum, Ukraine’s appeals to Elon Musk to allow Starlink use over Russian territory may have a crucial detail: due …
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