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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites

TechnologyFebruary 4, 2026
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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.

European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent.

Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their trajectories or even crash them.

Russian space vehicles have shadowed European satellites more intensively over the past three years, at a time of high tension between the Kremlin and the West following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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