The Primary Special Unit of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has published a new video showing strikes on russian equipment in temporarily occupied Crimea. The video shows footage of the destruction of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun system, the 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar, as well as the BK-16 landing craft of Project 02510.
In addition to the spectacular footage of valuable russian military equipment being destroyed, this case is interesting for other reasons. The first step taken to counter Starlink in the russian military arsenal after its use on russian drones was to limit the terminal's speed over Ukrainian territory.
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Once the Starlink terminal exceeded speeds of 90 km/h, it would automatically shut down. This speed was too low for combat drones to fly steadily. Later, new measures were introduced to counter Starlink in the russian military, requiring terminals to be registered at Ukrainian Administrative Service Centres and other specialized locations.
Following the implementation of these measures, questions emerged about whether the Primary unit would still be able to effectively target russian equipment in the occupied territories. The fact is that the unit carries out its attacks using Rubaka drones.
To ensure stable, high-quality communication over long distances under active russian electronic warfare, these drones are equipped with slightly modified Starlink terminals. This has enabled the Primary Unit to destroy valuable russian equipment in Crimea and other occupied territories on an industrial scale for nearly a year.
The released video dispels all doubts, confirming that the destruction of radars, air defense systems, boats, and other equipment will continue, and that the shutdown of Starlink does not pose an obstacle. It is worth noting that this is not the first video showing russian equipment being destroyed by such drones after the shutdown of Starlink.
The two previous videos were published on February 7 and 12, respectively. It should be noted that both videos were compiled from strikes in January. The newly released video was compiled from strikes in February, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence in the accompanying post.
We can also refer to a report from Ukraine's General Staff on the destruction of the BK-16 landing craft, released on February 12. This seems to be the same boat, hit at a pier near Novoozerne in temporarily occupied Crimea.
If russians manage to remove the Starlink terminal from the modified Rubaka drone, it will likely be immediately removed from the "white lists" and blocked to prevent reuse in the opposite direction.
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