AFU Critically Damaged Space Communications Center in Gus-Khrustalny, beyond Moscow
The General Staff of the AFU reported on the results of the strike, carried out on the night of June 22, on the "Vladimir" Space Communications Center near the city of Gus-Khrustalny in Russia's Vladimir Oblast.
Satellite photo from the Ukrainian channel Exilenova+
According to the Ukrainian side, as a result of the attack, the main 25-meter parabolic antenna of the complex, as well as an antenna located on the roof of the main hardware-software complex, were critically damaged.
Also, it is claimed, significant damage was sustained by the central part of the main hardware-software complex, which houses halls with satellite modems and multiplexers, as well as the central switching node to which fiber-optic communication lines from other space centers are connected.
In addition, hardware and technical building No. 1 was critically damaged. It houses transmitting and receiving complexes, the central cable routing switching system for the center's antenna posts, as well as equipment for cooling transmitters and electronics of the complex's main antenna.
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