Russia plans to deploy Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare systems across its border regions to protect key facilities from Ukrainian attacks involving Starlink satellite communications. A source in the Russian defense industry disclosed details of the deployment.

Testing of the new electronic suppression system was completed in early 2026, paving the way for mass production. However, the equipment has yet to provide full coverage of Russia’s border territories.

According to the source, the deployment will soon extend protection to all significant facilities considered potential targets by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The areas identified include Novorossiya, Shakhty, Rostov, Kuban, and the Belgorod and Kursk regions.

The defense industry representative claimed that Ukrainian forces use hacked Starlink terminals operating over Russian territory. These connections allegedly enable the remote control of drones and unmanned surface vessels, as well as the coordination of sabotage groups targeting civilian infrastructure and carrying out terrorist attacks against civilians.

The source emphasized that Russia reserves the right to interfere with Starlink satellite communications to protect its population, describing the reported use of the network for such operations as unacceptable.

The representative also explained that disrupting Starlink does not require destroying satellites in orbit. Instead, powerful electromagnetic interference can disable the equipment responsible for maintaining communication between satellites and ground-based terminals.

Russian media previously reported that the Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system had undergone modernization, making the equipment more compact.