What do the designations "Yamal-601" and R-416G-MS mean, and why the "communication antenna" target category is also on the list of priority targets
    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      They also use eutelsat as the starlink alternative.

      Eutelsat as in OneWeb LEO constellations or is Russia buying time on a geostationary satellite over Urkaine? Either approach surprises me because Eutelsat is a French company.

      • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOP
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        11 hours ago

        Either approach surprises me because Eutelsat is a French company.

        This isn’t a dig at France it is a dig at large defense companies but are we really surprised?

        This is why investigative journalism and real accountability are so important.

        • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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          11 hours ago

          This isn’t a dig at France it is a dig at large defense companies but are we really surprised?

          I mean, yeah it is to me. We’re not seeing Safran providing munitions to Russia, nor have I seen any Rafale fighters dropping glide bombs on UA positions for obvious reasons. I guess I just expected that to extend to communications technology too.

          • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOP
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            11 hours ago

            Yeah because by and large most people in France would be pissed as hell about that.

            What I am saying is there are shitty corrupt business execs in France same as anywhere else. There are also shady networks of resellers who don’t ask uncomfortable questions like anywhere else.

            • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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              11 hours ago

              Yeah because by and large most people in France would be pissed as hell about that.

              I’m not understanding what you’re saying on this. If “most people in France would be pissed as hell about that” about munitions or jets, why aren’t they pissed at enabling Russian communications on the battlefield in Ukraine?

              What I am saying is there are shitty corrupt business execs in France same as anywhere else.

              No doubt, but Eutelsat isn’t just some unleashed private equity defense company, it has a nearly 11% stake of ownership by the government of the UK and another 25% -ish percent bondholdings of French government state bank. source

              Starlink, by comparison, is 100% privately owned yet they’ve taken steps to limit Russian military use in Ukraine.

      • esc@piefed.socialEnglish
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        12 hours ago

        Oneweb, we’ve seen at least one terminal here, dunno which one, won’t be surprised if both are true.