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Russian forces have begun disguising electronic warfare complexes used against Starlink as ordinary trucks, small trailers, and even greenhouses so that aerial reconnaissance cannot detect them. Such systems are now deployed, and they cover almost all important sites in occupied Crimea and increasingly appear along the front line. On new camouflage methods, 2 November, presidential adviser for defense technology development Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov spoke about them. According to him, the defining feature of the complexes remains the satellite antennas, which require an open view of the zenith to operate — and that is what limits camouflage options.
Beskrestnov wrote about the operating principle and new ways of hiding the equipment on his Facebook. He explained that the satellite EW system operates on an area-denial principle and covers an area of approximately 25 square kilometers.
"The days when this EW complex looked like 6 trailers standing together on a single site are long gone. Now the enemy is trying to mask it," Beskrestnov noted.
According to Beskrestnov, the core of the complex consists of one-meter-diameter direct-focus satellite antennas, and it is precisely the need for an open view of the zenith that limits camouflage possibilities. The specialist noted that colleagues in aerial reconnaissance regularly consult him about where and what exactly to look for.
Beskrestnov advised paying attention to truck parking areas — from dozens of vehicles the system may be mounted in only 3–6 of them. He also said the enemy has begun mounting a single antenna instead of two in small car trailers, which are placed nearby but spread out across the area. A camouflage net in the rear, the specialist said, Russians are unlikely to use because it immediately draws attention — instead the system can operate from under a polycarbonate awning, plastic sheeting, or inside opaque greenhouses. He also refuted the common assumption about the system’s power consumption.
"Many write about huge power consumption and the need to install the complex near power substations. That’s not true. The complex can even operate from generators," Beskrestnov said.
According to him, the system operates in the frequency range of 14,0–14,5 GHz.
The enemy continues to build up groupings to fight Starlink
The spread of disguised EW complexes coincides with Moscow’s parallel development of its own alternative to the Starlink satellite internet. Alongside jamming foreign communications, Russia is building its own satellite system, "Rassvet," which is intended to become an analogue of Starlink and will primarily be used for military purposes — for command and control of forces and strike platforms.
Earlier, Informator reported that 23 enterprises involved in creating "Rassvet" are still not under sanctions by any country of the sanction coalition. On 28 October, the Main Directorate of Intelligence published data on 49 implicated Russian and Belarusian companies, among them even Roscosmos.
We also wrote that the satellite "Rassvet-3" prematurely fell from orbit on 29 October after operating for just over three months following launch. This is already the second loss among 32 serial satellites of the constellation in 2026.
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