#Russian Army
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-8f60b980bc4a637d7c3409f13eba48c0.jpg "Josephine Ngoya, 50, look at pictures of her son Erastus Mundia, who reportedly died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline after being recruited into the Russian military on February 27, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![What Happens When Russia Has Enough RASSVET Satellites to Control Drones Across Europe?]( "What Happens When Russia Has Enough RASSVET Satellites to Control Drones Across Europe?")
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Russia is deploying its own satellite network, RASSVET—an analog of Starlink that the Kremlin portrays as a system for civilian use but that could give its military a powerful new tool for controlling drones across Ukraine. The same technology could also pose a direct security threat to Europe, facilitating Russia’s hybrid war.![Children during their daily life in an orphanage on the outskirts of the city in Lviv, Ukraine on March 25, 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Children during their daily life in an orphanage on the outskirts of the city in Lviv, Ukraine on March 25, 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Typhoon armored vehicle burns after being struck by an FPV drone operated by Ukraine’s Omega Special Purpose Center deep behind Russian lines. (Source: Omega Special Purpose Center)]( "A Russian Typhoon armored vehicle burns after being struck by an FPV drone operated by Ukraine’s Omega Special Purpose Center deep behind Russian lines. (Source: Omega Special Purpose Center)")
![Russian servicemen, involved in the war against Ukraine, march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian servicemen, involved in the war against Ukraine, march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Captured foreign recruits of the Russian army during press conference on March 15, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Captured foreign recruits of the Russian army during press conference on March 15, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian infantrymen of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade head for rotation after leaving their forward positions on August 28, 2026, in the Sumy region, Ukraine.]( "Ukrainian infantrymen of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade head for rotation after leaving their forward positions on August 28, 2026, in the Sumy region, Ukraine.")
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