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Russia Strikes Ukraine as Satellites Monitor Defense Efforts
10/6/2025
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- Russia launched a missile-and-drone strike across western Ukraine. Lviv region damaged.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 478 threats.
- Three Yaogan series reconnaissance satellites passed over area, recording nine passes from midnight to 11:30 a.m.
- Yaogan 34 entered around 6 a.m. to complete seven orbits.
- Analysts say the satellites can conduct reconnaissance, and Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service cites data sharing with Russia.
