Ukraine's Starlink internet faces Russian electronic‑warfare system
Russia deployed the Volna Kupol Garant system to jam Starlink communications, while Ukrainian forces reported destroying one such unit.
Russia has deployed the Volna Kupol Garant electronic‑warfare system to jam or otherwise disrupt Starlink communications, which provides high‑speed internet access to Ukraine.
According to France24, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian system that had been deployed to jam Starlink.
TASS described the Volna Kupol Garant system as a highly capable electronic‑warfare system with a directional phased‑array antenna and noted that Starlink satellites orbit at roughly 500 km above Earth.
En.defence-ua.com reported that the system is manufactured by Rossiysky Kupol and operates in temporarily occupied Crimea, costs about $1.5 million per unit—a price linked to Russian corruption, and that jamming Starlink requires a highly precise tracking system for each satellite and high‑power output. The outlet also reported that Starlink satellites receive signals in the 14–14.5 GHz band, which is divided into eight 62.5 MHz channels.
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