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Russia begins jamming Starlink to counter Ukrainian drones, Reuters reports

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July 8, 2026

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Russia begins jamming Starlink to counter Ukrainian drones, Reuters reports

Russian forces are deploying electronic warfare systems to jam the Starlink satellite network and blunt Ukrainian medium-range drone strikes, Ukrainian commanders and drone operators told Reuters.

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Investing.com

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· Jul 8, 2026

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

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

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 9, 2026

Starlink Jammers, Fake Milk Trucks: Russia's New Defense Against Ukraine's Drone Campaign

Russia is increasingly using electronic warfare and disguised logistics to counter Ukraine's mid-range drone strikes, according to Ukrainian commanders cited by Reuters. Moscow has reportedly deployed Starlink-jamming systems, concealed fuel shipments in civilian vehicles and changed transport tactics to reduce losses. Ukrainian forces say they are already targeting the new jammers.

The Cradle

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· Jun 23, 2026

Former Israeli PM reveals Tel Aviv smuggled 'tens of thousands' of Starlink devices into Iran

Iranian authorities have used military-grade jammers to disrupt Starlink devices used by foreign-backed rioters and armed groups

The Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia tries to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink in bid to stop Ukraine’s drone attacks

Ukraine’s devastating ‘mid-strike’ drones that are crippling Russian fuel facilities are often flown via Starlink

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia has found way to jam Starlink and take down Ukraine’s drones

Russia has deployed 10 electronic warfare systems to jam Ukrainian drone control via Starlink. Ukraine has destroyed two.

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 8, 2026

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

Most of Ukraine's mid-strike missions are flown using Starlink, which allows a pilot to remotely communicate with a drone.

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s 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 have said. 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, Ukraine...

Reuters

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine counters Russia's Starlink jamming

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes by disguising military cargoes and deploying powerful electronic jamming systems, according to Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots. Ukraine's use of relatively low-cost drones capable of striking targets dozens of miles behind the front line has become a significant feature of the war. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #starlink

Daily Sabah

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russian jammers target Musk's Starlink to blunt Ukraine 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 sate...

The Next Web

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia tries to jam Starlink to counter Ukraine’s long-range drones

The war in Ukraine has become, among other things, a fight over signals. Russian forces are now trying to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink network to blunt the cheap long-range drones that have reshaped the conflict, according to Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots who spoke to Reuters. The tool they describe has a name. Ukrainian crews [] This story continues at The Next Web

NaturalNews.com

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· Jun 21, 2026

Drone Strike on Moscow Refinery Causes “Oil Rain” in Russian Capital

(NaturalNews) Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as the largest drone attack on Moscow since the start of the full-scale war on Thursday, June 18 �...

Al Arabiya English

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· Jul 12, 2026

Ukraine Escalates Strikes on Russian Vessels

Handout footage released by the Ukrainian military shows what the armed forces say are drone strikes targeting multiple Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels at sea. Ukraine’s drone forces commander says the operation targeted 14 Russian vessels, including 10 tankers. #Ukraine #Russia

Daily News Egypt

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg

Ukraine launched a large-scale overnight drone attack on St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region on Saturday, targeting an oil terminal and a Baltic Sea port, following the deadliest Russian assault on Kyiv this year that killed 30 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that the country’s military had specifically targeted military and oil facilities [] The post Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 11, 2026

[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — WATCH: Footage shows the moment a Russian Geran drone strikes a Ukrainian mil [...]

— WATCH: Footage shows the moment a Russian Geran drone strikes a Ukrainian military target in Chernihiv.

TASS

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· Jun 21, 2026

Russia’s West battlegroup destroys 49 drone control posts, two Starlink stations

The battlegroup also eliminated three ammunition depots

Syrian Arab News Agency

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· Jul 12, 2026

Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes on ports, energy facilities as war intensifies

Moscow/Kyiv, July 12 (SANA) Russia and Ukraine launched fresh waves of drone and missile attacks overnight, targeting ports, energy infrastructure and military-related facilities, as both sides stepped up long-range strikes in the latest escalation of the war. Ukraine said it had struck Russian vessels and an oil refinery, while Russia reported attacks on port infrastructure []

Fox News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ukraine launches what appears to be one of its largest drone attacks against Russia: report

Ukraine launched a massive drone attack against Russia as the brutal, years-long war between the two European countries continues to drag on.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy

Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy

Off The Press

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· Jun 28, 2026

Ukrainian strike sets fire to oil refinery in southern Russia

Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged his country is going through a “difficult period.” Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and []...Click to read more

CBC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, moves to import fuel as drone strikes squeeze supply

For weeks, Ukraine has been launching drone strikes against Russian refineries, creating a fuel crisis that has triggered restrictions and long lines at the pump. Now, the Kremlin has taken the rare step to look outside the country to bolster fuel supplies.

AzerNews

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukrainian drones target major Russian petrochemical plant

Ukrainian drones targeted the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant, one of Russia's largest petrochemical enterprises, AzerNEWS reports.

Huffington Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia Reports One Of The Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Its Soil And Annexed Crimea

In an effort to turn the tables on Moscow's grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have been battering targets behind the front line and deep inside Russia.

MS NOW

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.

Defence Blog

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· Jul 12, 2026

Russia moves to shield warships from Ukrainian drone strikes

Russia has begun arming its large surface warships with new electronic warfare systems in an apparent attempt to counter Ukrainian drone attacks, according to imagery circulating in recent days on Russian military-affiliated social media channels. The anti-drone complex, identified as “Pereyed-M,” has reportedly been spotted installed on four vessels of the Russian Navy: the Project []

Anadolu Agency

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· Jul 13, 2026

Russia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes, killing 4, injuring 16

Russia accuses Ukraine of launching more than 350 drones toward Moscow region

UPI

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukraine targets Moscow, western Russian regions with hundreds of drones

Ukraine targets Moscow, western Russian regions with hundreds of drones

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia

ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...

Our News Bahamas

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ukraine Unleashes One of Its Heaviest Drone Bombardments of Russia

UKRAINE - Ukraine launched a major night-time attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv's biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jun 26, 2026

US strikes Iran in response to ship attack that Trump called a ceasefire violation

The US military targeted Iranian missile, drone and coastal radar sites, marking the biggest challenge yet to recent efforts to end months of conflict

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russians attack evacuation vehicle in Sumy Oblast – photo

Russian forces launched a drone attack on an evacuation vehicle belonging to the White Angel police unit on the morning of 26 June. The unit evacuates residents from border hromadas in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Russia Today

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· Jul 12, 2026

Russian military strikes Ukrainian port with AI-powered drones – MOD (VIDEOS)

The Russian Defense Ministry has circulated drone footage of strikes on Ukrainian shipping and military vessels in Odessa Region Read Full Article at RT.com

PravdaReport

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· Jun 22, 2026

Russian Space Facility Targeted in Mass UAV Raid While Missile Attack Hits Voronezh

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Dubna Space Communications Center in the Moscow region during a large-scale overnight attack, while separate strikes targeted industrial facilities in the city of Voronezh, according to Russian officials and media reports. Russia's state-owned Satellite Communications Company said the attack on the Dubna facility involved multiple drones. The organization stated that television broadcasting and communications services continued to operate normally despite the strike. Television broadcasting and communications have not been disrupted. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the attack. Personnel at the space communications center were not injured, the company said in a statement.

Sky News

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· Jul 4, 2026

Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal

Major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia strikes St Petersburg oil terminal

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