Dmitry Bakanov, general director of the Russian Space Agency, recently announced a bold new policy. Over the next five years, Russia will try to create an "analogue of Starlink" by launching 292 new satellites. The project (named "Rassvet" – Russian for "Dawn") aims to expand high-speed broadband internet to 97% of Russian households by 2030. But Starlink is dual-use, and Dawn would be too. A satellite internet constellation could significantly aid Russia's invasion of Ukraine by providing sec