{"id":37118,"date":"2026-08-10T20:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37118"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:12:03","slug":"russia-rolling-out-starlink-style-network-faster-than-expected-kyiv-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37118","title":{"rendered":"Russia rolling out Starlink-style network faster than expected, Kyiv says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KYIV, Aug 10 (Reuters) &#8211; Russia is rolling out its own version of the Starlink satellite internet system faster than expected and plans \u200cto have nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027, according to \u200ca Ukrainian intelligence official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink network, which operates in Ukraine but not Russia, has given Kyiv \u200ba major advantage in drone operations and battlefield communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russian forces had been using grey-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&#8217;s \u200cfavour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with Ukrainian \u2060media outlet RBC-Ukraine, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi said Russia currently has 16 satellites in its Rassvet system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They have already begun \u2060launching it much faster than originally planned,&#8221; said Skibitskyi, who is the deputy head of Ukraine&#8217;s GUR military intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The system can currently operate only intermittently \u200bwhen one \u200bof the satellites passes over Ukrainian territory, \u200bhe said. However, Russia plans \u200cto create a constellation of 292 satellites by 2027 and 924 by 2035, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Once Russia deploys a full satellite constellation, the system will operate like Starlink. Discussions are already underway on how to counter it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">INCREASED MISSILE CAPACITY<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia has been pounding Ukraine with an array of supersonic missiles as \u200cKyiv has depleted its stock of interceptor \u200bmissiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skibitskyi said Moscow had already met its annual \u200bproduction targets for Zircon and \u200bOniks missiles in the first seven months of the year \u200cand was exceeding its 2026 missile \u200bproduction goals by \u200b10% to 20%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said Ukraine&#8217;s emerging ballistic missile industry, along with drone production facilities, had become a priority target for Russia&#8217;s missile campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skibitskyi added \u200bthat Russia&#8217;s stockpile of \u200cIskander-M ballistic missiles, the mainstay of its supersonic strikes, was estimated \u200bat around 130, with 65 new ones made in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Reporting by \u200bMax Hunder. 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