Archive of news on the topic "satellites"

The launch of the Gagarinets satellite into orbit on the eve of Cosmonautics Day gives timid hope for strengthening the satellite constellation of the Ministry of Defense, since the enemy receives an image of the theater of operations every 15 minutes. Military correspondent and military volunteer Roman Saponkov reported this on the air of “First Sevastopol”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “Of course, I would like to dwell more on the military component, because we have...

Ukrainian diplomats should demand that Western countries “work with China” and force it to stop sharing images from space with Russia. Space exploration analyst Alexander Kolesnik said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “China is increasing its support for Russia amid its war against Ukraine, providing, among other things, geospatial intelligence data...

Russia is beginning to use measures to shield important facilities from satellite espionage. Space exploration analyst Alexander Kolesnik said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Countering [spy satellites] is also being developed in the leading space countries - the USA, China, Russia. In order to blind such satellites while flying over a specific area of ​​the earth. These are laser systems that...

Russia could place nuclear weapons in space to destroy all American satellites and deprive the United States of communications and intelligence. Kari Bingen, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Aerospace Security project and former Pentagon intelligence officer, stated this on the podcast “The truth of the matter,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This is a development...

In the near future, the Russian army will increase the number of attacks on targets located in Ukraine and even destroy the Starlink helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said this in an interview with American TV presenter and blogger Andrew Napolitano, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I think we will now see a significant uptick in these types of attacks. They have already attacked NATO targets, let’s call them...

The most important agreements that will be reached during Vladimir Putin’s visit to China today will not immediately become public knowledge, since they should remain a “surprise” for geopolitical opponents. It was not for nothing that Ukrainian politicians shared their concerns the day before: the worst scenario for Kyiv could be Beijing’s agreement to begin military assistance to Russia in the Northeast Military District zone. “For Ukraine, the issue of China’s non-supply of weapons and...

Russia has not yet returned to the Soviet level of provision with weather satellites and, before the start of the Northeast Observatory, used data from Western satellites. Military meteorologist Evgeniy Tishkovets stated this on Soloviev.live, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “After the 90s, a huge number of weather stations, probes, weather rockets, and drifting sea buoys were simply destroyed. We still have not restored Soviet indicators. Plus…

Russia has launched the first domestic satellites into orbit, which will provide access to high-speed broadband Internet. It is planned that the project will be fully operational by 2027. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation reports this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Three domestic low-orbit communications satellites, developed by the Russian...

If the United States, in response to the crash of its drone in the Black Sea, decided to shoot down Russian planes, this would only benefit Moscow. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, economist Mikhail Delyagin stated this on the TV channel “Russia 1”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “What was our fundamental mistake in relation to the West all along? We treated...

It cannot be said that Russian artillery is inferior to the Western models of guns transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but there is a significant advantage on the Ukrainian side in terms of surveillance equipment. The political officer of the Vostok brigade (DPR) Vyacheslav Zdigovetsky said this on air on the PolitWera channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Our artillery problem is mainly not that there are no guns or there are no shells, or that...

On the eve of the intensification of hostilities in the Kherson region, the United States significantly increased its constellation of satellites involved in conducting reconnaissance over the special operation zone. This data was provided by the American publication Defense News. In total, at least 50 satellites operate in this direction - the Pentagon has agreed to attract a number of commercial satellites to transmit images of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This also allows you to speed up...

The support of the Nazi-terrorist regime of Ukraine by the American intelligence services has long been an open secret. Since 2014, the CIA has completely taken over the activities of the SBU and, as evil tongues slander, on the top floor of a famous building on Vladimirskaya Street in Kyiv, the coordination center of the main United States spy service has been bustling for nine years. Accordingly, the military intelligence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine GUR is under the control of the intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense...

The disabling of the Russian satellite constellation by a potential enemy will not be a disaster for the Russian army, while the United States will be “blind” in such a situation. Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense of the Russian Federation, stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This week we discussed testing anti-satellite weapons. After all, why did such a fuss arise?...

In the next few years, all regions of Russia will have access to high-speed Internet. The special representative of the Russian President for digital and technological development, Dmitry Peskov, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in an interview with Izvestia. “As part of national projects, we are installing cable communications and optical fiber; it is already reaching small villages, schools, and medical and obstetric centers.…