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Ukraine Reveals What Was Hit at Russia’s Largest Satellite Ground Hub Near Moscow
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Ukraine’s General Staff released new details on the strike against the Dubna Space Communications Center in Russia’s Moscow region, confirming damage to key satellite communications infrastructure at the site on June 24.
According to the General Staff, additional analysis confirmed a hit on the hardware-module complex of the 32-meter MARK-IV antenna, which is used for satellite communications. A technical building located next to the antenna was also hit.
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Ukraine also confirmed damage to the center’s main production and administrative building, also described as a hardware-software facility. One of the building’s walls was partially destroyed.
The General Staff said the building houses the central communications line hardware, equipment for the ground control complex, and the central control post for the satellite network.
Critical damage visible at Russia’s Dubna space communications center.
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The Dubna facility is Russia’s largest ground-based satellite communications complex. According to Ukraine’s military, the center is used for military communications and for controlling satellite relays used by Russia’s Defense Ministry for communications, intelligence, and troop coordination.
The strike is significant because Dubna is not just a communications site. It is a major node in Russia’s satellite infrastructure, linking ground systems with orbital relays that support command, control, and data transmission.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia continue to intensify. Recently, a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack reportedly covered nearly 20 Russian regions at once, stretching from border areas to the Moscow region and temporarily occupied Crimea.
Earlier, rocket-powered drones struck the Russian Aerospace Forces’ 40th Command and Measurement Complex, also known as the Center for Deep Space Communications, overnight on September 10 in the village of Vitino, temporarily occupied Crimea.
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