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Ukraine strikes Dubna space communications center near Moscow

newsJun 30, 2026253,252

Ukrainian drones struck the Dubna Space Communications Center in Russia's Moscow region on June 30, and President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed this was a second strike on the facility. Witness and video reports showed two explosions and visible smoke at the site, and independent geolocation analysis indicated a nearby house was partially destroyed. Russian authorities temporarily paused flights at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports and later reinstated restrictions; some reports said Russia claimed about 60 drones targeted the region. Zelensky described the attack as another instance of Ukraine's long range strikes reaching Dubna and said Ukrainian forces have recently hit multiple Russian satellite communications centers, including sites in the Vladimir region. The facility is reported to be used for satellite communications, reconnaissance, and coordinating Russian forces, and the strike follows a sequence of attacks on Russian space communications infrastructure this month.

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