Russia’s Rassvet Network Threatens Ukraine With Real-Time Strike Control

Presidential defense technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov warned that Russia’s emerging “Rassvet” low-orbit satellite constellation could provide continuous real-time guidance for Shahed strike drones, reconnaissance UAVs, and Banderol and Dan-M cruise missiles across Ukraine within six months. Developed by Bureau 1440, the system threatens to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare defenses by enabling dynamic mid-flight adjustments. Beskrestnov described the constellation as Moscow’s foremost technological threat, while Ukrainian authorities accelerate countermeasure developments and lobby international regulators to block Rassvet’s operational footprint.