On Tuesday, Ukraine announced it had targeted one of Russia’s main satellite communication hubs for the second time in slightly over a week, as Kyiv intensifies long-range drone assaults to compel the Kremlin to conclude its four-year conflict.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Dubna Satellite Communications Center, located north of Moscow, approximately 500 km (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, is used for information collection and the coordination of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
Russia has not verified the strike on the Dubna communication center; nevertheless, Moscow region Governor Andrey Vorobyov stated that a drone impacted an “administrative building” in the town, with no deaths recorded.
Vorobyov reported that a six-month-old infant perished on Tuesday when a drone collided with a residence in the Moscow region, entombing individuals beneath debris. According to Vorobyov on his Telegram channel, rescue workers retrieved two adults and two children; however, the infant succumbed to injuries en route to the hospital.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that Russian air defenses intercepted around 60 drones during several rounds of drone assaults directed at the Russian capital on Monday night. The Russian Ministry of Defense asserted that it has intercepted or destroyed 419 drones.
Ukraine has intensified its pressure on the Kremlin by conducting strikes further within Russian territory, especially aimed at oil refineries, while also executing extensive drone assaults in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Increasing discontent has been expressed by several Russians as the war encroaches upon their territory, and last week, Zelenskyy declared a 40-day initiative intended to “compel” Russia to conclude the conflict.
This marks the second occasion Kyiv has asserted a strike on the Dubna satellite communications center, following the Ukrainian military’s announcement on June 22 of an attack on the facility. The Russian state news agency TASS reported experiencing a “massive drone attack” during the incident; nonetheless, it stated that communications and television broadcasts were unaffected, and no personnel were hurt.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov condemned Kyiv for the assault in the Moscow region, stating to the media on Tuesday that “civilians are suffering, children are dying.”
