On Oct. 4, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and
head of United Russia, posted on social media warning the U.S. not to block
Russia’s “Dawn” low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite communications system at
Ukraine’s request. Medvedev said such a move would lead to a “full‑scale space
war” and that U.S. Starlink satellites would “fall.” Ukraine’s Volodymyr
Zelenskiy told the Financial Times he has repeatedly asked U.S. President Trump
to block the Russian Starlink equivalent, “Dawn,” and to sanction companies
involved. Russia has banned domestic use of Starlink, and President Putin said
in June Russia has begun deploying its own Starlink‑like LEO constellation.
