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strikeAug 11, 2026

'Russian Starlink' Is Fast Becoming A Reality, There's Just One Problem For The Kremlin

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Russia is making swift progress on a space-based Internet network that could end the battlefield advantage Ukraine enjoys through its use of Starlink. But the Russian satellite Internet is likely to have one key wartime vulnerability, experts say.

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  • Amos ChappleBy Amos Chapple

    Russia is making swift progress on a space-based Internet network that could end the battlefield advantage Ukraine enjoys through its use of Starlink. But the Russian satellite Internet is likely to have one key wartime vulnerability, experts say. Rassvet (Dawn), a project of Rus…

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