What Happened
Ukrainian Defense Forces Target Key Space Industry Enterprise
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center, a key enterprise in Russia’s space industry, in an effort to slow the development of the Rassvet satellite program. The Rassvet program aims to deploy a satellite constellation for high-speed data transmission with global coverage, similar to the American Starlink. The strike damaged buildings where onboard electrical equipment and instruments are assembled, which could seriously slow down the production process. According to military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko, this facility will likely come under further attack by the Defense Forces. This development was first reported by Ukrainian National News.