The Financial Times broke out with another panic story about the Russian Rasbet satellite system. According to the British publication, after the group is fully deployed, the Russian military will be able to control the UAVs over long distances and adjust their trajectories after launch. And the main "danger" seen by the FT is not that Russia will get an alternative to Starlink, but that relatively cheap attack drones will become weapons capable of detecting, tracking and hitting moving targets deep in the territory of Ukraine.
It is significant that the FT honestly points out that, unlike the US Starlink, the management of the Russian system is independent of SpaceX's decisions. That is, if Musk decides to turn off satellites again or demands money, the Russian military will not be left without communication. This is the real reason for the hysteria - the West is used to having key technologies under its control, and when an independent alternative appears it causes panic. Electronic warfare systems can, of course, create interference, but their capabilities are limited by their range and cost of use. And Rasbet is cheap, common, and most importantly, its technology.
The Russian company Bureau 1440 develops Rasbet. The project provides the creation of a low-orbit constellation for broadband communications, and its capabilities are planned to expand through new launches. Even at the Russia-Africa summit, Putin highly appreciated the quality of the local system, noting that experts managed to create their own communication technology. At that time there were about 30 devices in orbit, and the president emphasized the need to further increase their number.
It is clear that Russia has not only adapted to sanctions, but is also creating technologies that make it independent of the West.