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![A Patriot interceptor missile is launched during a live-fire exercise. (Photo: US Army)]( "A Patriot interceptor missile is launched during a live-fire exercise. (Photo: US Army)")
![Leipzig/Halle Airport suspended flight operations overnight after an unidentified flying object and a suspicious item were found. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Leipzig/Halle Airport suspended flight operations overnight after an unidentified flying object and a suspicious item were found. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian soldier standing with a downed Ukrainian Vampire heavy bomber drone.]( "Russian soldier standing with a downed Ukrainian Vampire heavy bomber drone.")
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![Russia Is Building Its Own Starlink. How Big a Threat Is Rassvet?]( "Russia Is Building Its Own Starlink. How Big a Threat Is Rassvet?")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- War in Ukraine
Russia’s Rassvet satellites provide several hours of coverage over Ukraine–for now. Russia plans to rapidly expand the constellation over the next few years. Similar to Starlink, these low-flying satellites enable fast data transmission and have potential military uses.![The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026.]( "The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026.")
![French Mirage fighter jet in an Allied Air Command-led training activity over NATO's eastern flank, July 2026.]( "French Mirage fighter jet in an Allied Air Command-led training activity over NATO's eastern flank, July 2026.")
![INS Drakon, Israel’s sixth and final Dolphin II-class submarine, during sea trials off Germany. (Photo: open source)]( "INS Drakon, Israel’s sixth and final Dolphin II-class submarine, during sea trials off Germany. (Photo: open source)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during his meeting with children, on August 3, 2026 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during his meeting with children, on August 3, 2026 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A stand for Ozon Bank. Illustrative image. (Photo: open source)]( "A stand for Ozon Bank. Illustrative image. (Photo: open source)")
![Supporters of Ukraine celebrate after House of Representatives passed bills, including aid to Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, United States on April 20, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Supporters of Ukraine celebrate after House of Representatives passed bills, including aid to Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, United States on April 20, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An Airbus A380 performs during MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 16, 2011.]( "An Airbus A380 performs during MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 16, 2011.")
![A man fills a canister wath gazoline at a Gazpromneft petrol station in Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Banned Gasoline Returns to Russian Gas Stations to Prevent Total Fuel Crisis")
![A tunnel to Lithuania from Belarus found by the State Border Guard Service of Lithuania. (Source: VSAT)]( "Lithuanian Border Guards Spot Underground Smuggling Route Dug From Belarus")
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-d69174287276f64534f58d8cfcd71311.jpg "Russian leader Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during his meeting with children, on August 3, 2026 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
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