Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

July 8, 2026 12:55 PM

Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters. Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukrain...

Ukrainian drones cause fire at major Russian gas processing plant, governor says

October 19, 2025 2:31 PM

Ukrainian drones cause fire at major Russian gas processing plant, governor says

Ukrainian drones attacked the Orenburg gas processing plant, the world's largest facility of its kind, and damaged part of it but no employees were hurt in the attack, the region's governor said on Sunday. The governor, Yevgeny Solntsev, said on his official Telegram channel that the drone strike had caused a fire to break out at a workshop at the plant which emergency services were working to put out. It is the first time that the plant, part of the Orenburg gas chemical complex, which includ...