[Russia] - Ukraine Says Drones Targeted Russia's Space Surveillance System

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian officialssaid Friday that unidentified drones had targeted a Russian military intelligence station that spies on foreign
satellites and electronic signals.The governor of southern Russias Stavropol region, Vladimir Vladimirov, said drone fragments fell in the
village of Moskovskoye without casualties or other damage early that morning.But the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Councils center
for countering disinformation stated that the drones had successfully reached the Russian GRU military intelligence agencys facility for
obstructing and examining satellite communications.The centers spokesperson Andriy Kovalenko stated on Telegram that the center belongs to a
network of satellite eavesdropping stations called Zvezda
The Zvezda facility is not just a technical base, but also part of the strategic architecture of Russian intelligence, which is used both
for keeping track of the scenario in war zones and for preparing info for info and mental operations, he wrote.According to the online
publication The Space Review, the Stavropol region facility was amongst at least four Zvezda stations to beattacked by Ukraine since Russias
full-blown invasion of the country in 2022
The Zvezda station in the Stavropol regions Moskovskoye village was lastattacked on July 4, 2024