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Ukraine's Starlink spending doubles in 2026 as Unmanned Systems Forces become top buyers

Published 4 November 2026

Ukrainian public procurement data show Kyiv spent 653 million hryvnia on Starlink terminals and services in 2026 alone — roughly twice the 306.5 million hryvnia spent across all of 2022–2025 combined. Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces ranked among the largest military purchasers, confirming Starlink’s operational centrality to long-range drone coordination as deep-strike activities intensified.

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Telegram channel, Russian side:Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) adversary2 Nov 2026 Open the post
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