Russia could develop its own alternative to the US’s Starlink satellite communications network within a year, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda, published Thursday, May 14. According to Brovdi, Russian forces already possess their own satellite systems and are testing early prototypes intended to strengthen communications across the front line. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_