Ukraine and satellite dependence — Starlink, Palantir and Russia's Rassvet

Ukraine's deep strikes inside Russia rest on Starlink, Palantir's software and drones from Eric Schmidt's company — that is, on three private American firms. The end of August showed how fragile that is: European media spent a whole day disagreeing over whether Musk had cleared Starlink for the strikes. Russia, meanwhile, failed to get its own replacement, Rassvet, into the planned orbit. We are tracking who clarifies the rules and whether the Russian network comes online.

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Ukrajinské drony lietajú na amerických technológiách. Kyjev ich neovláda, ruská náhrada sa trápi na obežnej dráhe

Starlink, Palantir a drony od firmy Erica Schmidta sú chrbticou úderov hlboko v Rusku. Rozhoduje o nich súkromník — a Moskve zo 16 júlových satelitov…

2.9.2026

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SpaceX or Musk publicly and unambiguously explained the rules for using Starlink in strikes on Russian territory.
Russia launched another batch of Rassvet satellites and it is known how many reached the planned altitude.
Ukraine or its European partners announced a concrete alternative to Starlink for military use.
The Institute for the Study of War or another analytical institution assessed whether the Russian satellite network improved the accuracy of attacks.
Starlink Mobile launched in Hungary or another country in the region.

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