But recently, #Russians tried to provoke a massive shift on the battlefield that could have been disastrous for the #Ukrainian #army.
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About a month ago, #Ukraine recorded the first cases of Russians using #Elon Musk’s #Starlink terminals on strike drones, allowing them to bypass #Ukrainian efforts to jam their signals.
To find out more about how Ukraine countered Russia's use of #Starlink on the battlefield, read the full story via the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-elons-satellites-nearly-led-to
#NEWS OF THE DAY:
#RUSSIA PREPARES TO DRAFT #RESERVISTS: On 18 February, the #Russian State #Duma passed a bill in its first reading that would strengthen preventive measures against draft evasion, according to the latest ISW report.
#UKRAINIAN #DEFENCE INDUSTRY GREW 50-FOLD DURING THE #WAR: The sector’s production capacity increased to $50 billion- multiplying 50 times compared to pre-war levels, enabling Ukrainian manufacturers to supply more than half of the Ukrainian army’s weapons needs. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-economy/4093094-ukrainskij-opk-zbilsiv-virobnictvo-do-50-milardiv-minoboroni.html
#IRAN STRENGTHENS PROTECTION OF #NUCLEAR FACILITIES: Amid tensions with the #US, Iran is rebuilding facilities destroyed by American and Israeli strikes and strengthening their security, #Reuters reported after analysing changes in satellite images of key facilities in Iran’s nuclear programme. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/satellite-images-show-iran-repairing-fortifying-sites-amid-us-tensions-2026-02-18/