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Ukraine strikes Russian satellite communications hub near Moscow again; Russia downs 419 drones

Ukraine's forces have struck Russia's satellite communications center in Dubna, in the Moscow region, for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. He described the attack as part of Kyiv's ongoing campaign to target strategic military infrastructure deep inside Russia.

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In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the latest strike targeted a "special satellite communications facility" used for intelligence gathering and coordinating Russia's occupation forces in Ukraine.

"Today, our long-range sanctions against Russia for this war once again reached the Dubna space communications center in the Moscow region. This is a special satellite communications facility used, in particular, for reconnaissance and for coordinating the activity of Russia’s occupation contingent in Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.

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