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Russian Investigative Committee: Ukraine used Starlink for drone attack on Starobelsk coll
Monday, October 19, 2026 at 04:10 AM
Russia's Investigative Committee chairman, Alexander Bastrykin, told RIA Novosti that two drones used in an attack on a college in Starobelsk on May 22 operated via Starlink. He stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) deployed at least seven drones of models Fire Point-1, Fire Point-2, "Sichen", and RZ-100, with two of them utilizing the Starlink satellite communication system.
Bastrykin identified the drone models used in the attack as Fire Point-1, Fire Point-2, "Sichen", and RZ-100. He specifically noted that two of these drones were connected to the Starlink satellite communication system.
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