Russia is rolling out a Starlink-style network faster than expected.
10 August 2026
Russia is rolling out its own internet system and plans to have nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
Russian forces had been using gray-market Starlink terminals in Ukraine until Kyiv successfully lobbied SpaceX to disable them earlier this year, one of several factors that shifted battlefield momentum in Ukraine’s favour.
Russian forces had been using gray-market Starlink terminals in Ukraine until Kyiv successfully lobbied SpaceX to disable them earlier this year, one of several factors that shifted battlefield momentum in Ukraine’s favour.