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'Russian Starlink' Is Fast Becoming A Reality, There's Just One Problem For The Kremlin
['Amos Chapple']
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
But the Russian satellite Internet is likely to have one key wartime vulnerability, experts say.
Those ground stations are large, immovable, and buzz with electromagnetic signals, making them difficult to conceal.
Starlink users in Ukraine are currently served by ground stations in Poland, Lithuania, and Turkey.
If Rassvet begins full operation, any ground stations on Russian territory are likely to become key targets for Kyiv.
"I'm sure Russia's priority targets are Starlink, but they can't destroy the Starlink ground stations, whereas Ukraine can attack.