Russia is building its own satellite network to expand its military capabilities. RASSVET system could eventually allow Russian forces to control attack drones over much greater distances, threatening countries beyond Ukraine. With Belarus helping develop the network’s ground infrastructure, the Baltic states could face a new security threat on
NATO
’s eastern flank.
The skies above eastern Ukraine no longer belong to pilots or artillery, but to the constant hum of suicide drones. In the corridor guarding Donetsk’s last fortress cities—Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka, and Kostiantynivka—Ukrainian defenders from the Rubizh Brigade and 1st Azov Corps rely on robotic resupply vehicles and underground shelters to survive what troops call the Kill Zone.
“What’s the name of those creatures in Harry Potter that Luna Lovegood says only appear to you after you’ve seen death? Well, whatever they are, we’re all gonna be seeing them now forever.”