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2025-06-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Le Monde: Attack on Russian airfields would not have been possible without US satellite communications

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Posted by badanov 2025-06-04 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [89 views ] Top

#1 How do you know they didn't get the intel while Biden was still in office?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-06-04 11:31|| 2025-06-04 11:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The attack ... could not have been carried out without American satellite communications

Maybe. Maybe not.
By treaty, the bombers in question must be out in the open for verification.
Commercial satellite imagery is readily available.
The comm links between the drones and operators could have been digital radio locally, or via cell phone for longer distances.

tl;dr: It was a brilliant operation, but carried out with off-the-shelf parts. It would be unsurprising to learn the Ukrainian intel service had some outside help.

Posted by SteveS 2025-06-04 14:33|| 2025-06-04 14:33|| Front Page Top

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