New York Times
• Alex Travelli
Kyiv says newly imposed limits on military-grade Starlink and Starshield terminals are hobbling longer-range drone strikes and efforts to intercept Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones. The reported restrictions came as Russian attacks knocked out power stations and left 600,000 people in Kyiv without electricity.
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The U.S. Army has added 600 enlisted soldiers to its Space Operations Branch, creating the branch’s first permanent enlisted cadre. The move expands the Army’s dedicated space workforce, though the available report provides no details on the soldiers’ assignments or the branch’s future staffing plans.
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Kyiv says newly imposed limits on military-grade Starlink and Starshield terminals are hobbling longer-range drone strikes and efforts to intercept Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones. The reported restrictions came as Russian attacks knocked out power stations and left 600,000 people in Kyiv without electricity.
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