💥 Attack

Ukrainian paratroopers used an FPV drone to destroy a Starlink satellite communication terminal at Russian troop positions near the front line.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian paratroopers disabled a Starlink satellite communication terminal discovered at Russian troops' positions near the front.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Operators of reconnaissance UAVs from the 71st Hunter Brigade identified the modem.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The FPV drone disabled the terminal with a direct hit, followed by an explosion.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed 98 times over the past day, with Russians undertaking 33 assaults on the Avdiivka front.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched overnight attack with S-300 missiles against the town of Selydove injuring a 63-year-old woman and her two grandsons, aged 10 and 17. All victims were hospitalized.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.183Z

Source story: 28488