Time Russia put capability capacity underground
Tue 1:17 pm +00:00, 18 Aug 2026The New Atlas
1 day ago
🇺🇸🇷🇺 On US (“Ukrainian”) Strikes on Russia’s Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara
▪️The facility is responsible for manufacturing the Soyuz launch system which not only is launching Russia’s Rasvett satellite constellation (Russia’s “Starlink/Starsheild” alternative), but also Soyuz supply and crew missions to the International Space Station upon which US astronauts also depend;
▪️Soyuz rockets are built months/years in advance of scheduled missions, so disruptions might not be immediate, and that is only if the strikes actually significantly damaged the facilities involved in Soyuz production, including facilities producing critical electronic components;
▪️Again, these are US strikes simply laundered through “Ukraine,” depending entirely on US ISR for target and up to date Russian air defense posture and positions;
▪️Through such strikes, the US succeeds in degrading Russian capabilities, while Ukraine takes the full brunt of Russian retaliation = proxy war;
If Russia is determined to avoid wider war with the US or its European proxies – eliminating any real deterrence against such attacks, it must at least ensure it eliminates any single point of failure for critical economic, industrial and military capabilities – hardening and dispersing critical processes, assuming ALL of them will eventually be targeted.
Hopefully China and other potential targets of US war and proxy war are taking notes…
