Ukrainian military struck a Russian Starlink satellite communications jamming station near the village of Sartana in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region. The strikes on the facility were carried out on November 8 and on the night of November 9 as part of a series of attacks on important enemy targets.
Ukrainian military struck a Russian Starlink satellite communications jamming station near the village of Sartana in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region. The strikes on the facility were carried out on November 8 and on the night of November 9 as part of a series of attacks on important enemy targets.
As reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy station was used by the occupiers to attempt to block the satellite communications of Ukrainian units. Reducing the number of such enemy objects provides more stable communications for Ukrainian units and increases the accuracy of drone operations on this section of the front.
In addition to this electronic warfare facility, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck several other critically important positions of the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories during the day.
Previously, military communications and drone expert Sergey “Flash” Beskrestnov explained that Starlink has a phased array antenna system that forms beams vertically upwards, making it almost impossible to suppress the dish from the sides with electronic warfare. However, GPS is built into the terminal, which helps to correctly orient the beams to the satellites.
The occupiers began to put pressure on the GPS signal, causing the satellite to lose its bearings, and users to experience speed drops and failures. The Ukrainian military first encountered such massive influence during the battles for Bakhmut, when the Russians raised electronic warfare systems to high-rise buildings to maximize the jamming radius.
In July 2026, Reuters, citing Ukrainian commanders and drone operators from the 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment, reported that the enemy was using new Volna-Kupol-Garant electronic warfare stations . These systems emit a powerful signal capable of destabilizing Starlink operations within a radius of about 20 sq. km.
Such installations are becoming priority targets for Ukrainian drones. “As soon as we hit this installation, our drones equipped with Starlink flew without any problems,” said the commander of the UAV crew with the call sign “Conductor.”
