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Putin's strikes on Ukraine surged 58 per cent during the Starlink blackout and a pause in US intelligence sharing

Elon Musk, pictured with Donald Trump, US President, as Russia works to close the military gap with Starlink, which has proved significant in the war in Ukraine.
Elon Musk, pictured with Donald Trump, US President, as Russia works to close the military gap with Starlink, which has proved significant in the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine is now building its own sovereign satellite network, after the OBRIA NANO satellite was successfully tested on 27 October.
Ukraine is now building its own sovereign satellite network, after the OBRIA NANO satellite was successfully tested on 27 October.

Russia's strike rate surged because Ukraine's interception capability collapsed — between Oct 12 and 23, the proportion of drones and missiles shot down fell from 87 per cent to 84.9 per cent, with the worst days immediately after Zelenskyy reported losing US early-warning intelligence.

Ukraine's presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov confirmed the speed restrictions hit only defensive operations — interceptor drones and helicopters — leaving attacks on Russian oil refineries completely unaffected.

The Pentagon's inspector general has refused a bipartisan group of nine senators' request to independently investigate the throttling, referring the matter to the US Air Force instead.

Ukraine is already building its escape route: defence firm HIMERA and Denmark's GomSpace successfully tested OBRIA NANO on October 27, the first satellite in a planned sovereign Ukrainian communications network.

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