Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone strike hitting the Dubna Space Communications Center in the Moscow region overnight on June 22, targeting Russia’s largest satellite teleport to disrupt communication networks.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the operation on Monday morning, stating that the long-range strike left significant plumes of smoke rising over the strategic facility, which is located roughly 540 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Dubna hub serves as a critical ground station linking orbital satellites to terrestrial communication networks, handling a major portion of Russia’s civilian and broadcasting satellite data.
The center’s parent enterprise, the Russian State Space Communications Company, subsequently confirmed the facility was hit by a mass unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attack. Russian officials claimed that the strike did not disrupt ongoing television broadcasts or digital communications and reported no casualties among the facility’s personnel.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that regional air defenses intercepted nearly 80 drones heading toward the capital during the overnight wave, which triggered widespread travel disruptions and forced the cancellation or delay of more than 360 flights across Moscow’s major commercial airports, according to NV Ukraine.
