Ukraine hits Russia's Dubna satellite site for second time, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv said the attack was part of a longer campaign to disrupt Russian military communications and reconnaissance, with the site hit twice in just over a week.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine struck the Dubna Satellite Communications Centre for the second time, targeting the facility 500 kilometers from the border to disrupt Russian military reconnaissance and coordination.
- Zelenskyy approved a 40-day campaign to disrupt Russian military communications, with Ukrainian forces having already struck four similar centers across the Moscow and Vladimir regions as part of the intensified strategy.
- Moscow region Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported a drone struck an "administrative building" on Tuesday, with rescue workers extracting two adults and two children from rubble; a six-month-old baby died following the incident.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have intercepted 419 drones in recent operations, while Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported air defenses shot down more than 60 drones following Monday's attack.
- Commissioned in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics, the Dubna facility serves as Russia's largest ground station, making it a critical target as Kyiv seeks to degrade the Kremlin's command-and-control capabilities deep inside Russian territory.
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Ukraine Just Struck the Facility That Helps Russia See the Battlefield From Space — More Than 500 Kilometers Inside Russia
Kyiv is following through on its promise of an intensified 40-day, long-range strike campaign against Russia, announcing on Tuesday, June 30, that a Moscow satellite communications center was struck overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes in a statement and on social media, accompanied by video footage of the attacks. Moscow also announced that hundreds of drones were shot down over its territory overnight. Zelen…
Ukraine has launched between Monday night and Tuesday morning a new massive drone attack on several Russian regions, including Moscow, the country’s capital. The offensive takes place just a few days after Kiev’s one month of another large-scale bombing of Russian territory that damaged critical infrastructure. In this last attack, the main target has been the Dubna Space Communications Center, north of Moscow. Continue reading
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center
KYIV — Ukraine said on Tuesday it hit one of Russia’s largest satellite communication centers for the second time in just over a week, as Kyiv ramps up long-range drone attacks to pressure the Kremlin to end its four-year-old war.The Dubna Satellite Communications Center to the north of Moscow, some 500 km (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, is used for intelligence gathering and the coordination of Russia’s armed forces fighting in Ukraine, …
Once again, dozens of Ukrainian drones reach the region around Moscow. Some are shot down, others strike. According to Russian data, a tragic death occurs.
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