Bakanov reported to the president about Ukraine's attempt to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

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Bakanov reported to the president about Ukraine's attempt to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov told President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine attempted to attack drones Plesetsk Cosmodrome. This is the first officially announced attempt of its kind.

This occurred during the launch of satellites for the national broadband internet system. Bakanov described the attempted attacks on the cosmodrome as serious. However, according to him, joint combat crews from Roscosmos and the Space Forces carried out the planned launch.

Despite the drone threat, the launch was successful as part of the deployment of a constellation of low-orbit satellites. These satellites are being positioned as Russia's equivalent of Starlink. Musk has approximately 10 satellites in this system. What about us?



The satellites launched were "Rassvet." Specifically, the launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, mentioned by Dmitry Bakanov in his report to the president, launched the first 16 serial satellites of this system into orbit. So far, the comparison is clearly not in our favor. But a start has been made.

Roscosmos emphasized that the defense of the space infrastructure facility is operating at a high level, and no external interference attempts were able to disrupt the state program. The launch marked another milestone in the development of a Russian equivalent of high-speed communications systems and confirmed the industry's readiness to operate in challenging conditions. Bakanov noted the high professionalism of the military and space specialists who ensured the launches were safe and on time.
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  1. + 13
    April 11 2026 20: 17
    Was there a response to the attack on the cosmodrome?
    1. + 37
      April 11 2026 20: 19
      Quote: Staal
      Was there a response to the attack on the cosmodrome?

      Peace to the world, work, May, June, July and August! soldier
    2. +5
      April 11 2026 20: 34
      What's the answer?)) They missed, so we'll just point our fingers at them, that's enough.
      1. +3
        April 11 2026 21: 10
        Look at the map; the Christmas truce is official - https://ria.ru/20220622/spetsoperatsiya-1795199102.html
        1. 0
          April 11 2026 21: 42
          It wouldn't hurt to look at the calendar first ;)
      2. 0
        April 12 2026 07: 25
        Well, yes, we are not like that and these are not our methods, besides, we are brothers, we cannot punish them too harshly for this.
    3. +6
      April 11 2026 20: 42
      У Ukrainians There is no cosmodrome. What is the answer?
      1. +4
        April 11 2026 20: 49
        What do you mean, no? Boca Chica, that's where they get their communications from. Can't we just hire some Mexicans and offer them the chance to launch fiber-optic drones at the right moment? Oh yeah, we're not like that...
        1. +4
          April 11 2026 21: 03
          It's possible, but the US would then go to war. Iran, of course, is defeating them, etc., but Vladimir Vladimirovich hardly plans to follow Khamenei into heaven.
          1. 0
            April 11 2026 21: 41
            Quote: Commissar Kitten
            But Vladim Vladimych is unlikely to plan to follow Khamenei to heaven.

            Russian citizens, I assume, also do not want to live like Iranians.
            1. + 13
              April 11 2026 22: 04
              Well, with all due respect, it’s unlikely that anyone will be very interested in the opinions of citizens.
              1. +5
                April 11 2026 22: 19
                Quote: Commissar Kitten
                Well, with all due respect, it’s unlikely that anyone will be very interested in the opinions of citizens.

                Well, why, in relation to the next truce, they inquired and did the opposite. laughing
              2. -4
                April 11 2026 22: 35
                I don't entirely agree with your assertion. But even if that were true, the authorities' reluctance to expand the combat zone and go all-in should be encouraging.
                1. +3
                  April 12 2026 06: 25
                  Quote: NordOst16
                  The authorities' reluctance to expand the combat zone and go all out should only be a source of joy

                  Well, be glad that the President gave you the opportunity to avoid using the litter box for at least a few days.
                  1. 0
                    April 12 2026 21: 22
                    Do you remember those winter days in Kyiv with pain? :)
                    I think this is not the end and in the summer in the cities it will not be much easier.
            2. +3
              April 12 2026 06: 24
              Quote: NordOst16
              Russian citizens, I suppose, also don't want to live like Iranians.

              Rather, the citizens of America do not want to go back to living in caves and hunting radioactive remains of fauna with sticks and stones.
              1. 0
                April 13 2026 06: 39
                No one wants this to happen, unless they're completely crazy. But there's always the possibility of error, and I hope it doesn't happen.
            3. +3
              April 12 2026 06: 34
              Russian citizens, I assume, also do not want to live like Iranians.

              Aren't Russian citizens being harassed the same way as Iranian citizens? Well, perhaps that's true for our hooray-fueled "patriots" broadcasting from neighboring "friendly" countries. But the real difference is that Iran is responsible for the deaths of its citizens and is trying to prevent them by inflicting unacceptable damage on its adversary, while Russia is trying to negotiate a deal to prevent unacceptable damage to bank accounts and the families of oligarchs in Europe and the US...
              1. 0
                April 12 2026 21: 27
                A limited number of citizens bear the direct burden of war in the form of shelling, while the vast majority bear only the economic burden, which is relatively mild compared to the scale of the conflict. But we could have experienced inflation similar to that seen in Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, or Assad's "victory" in Syria.
                So we have to choose between different ways of paying: either pride and grandeur, or quality of life and life itself.

                Quote: spektr9
                And Russia is trying to negotiate so that unacceptable damage is not inflicted on the bank accounts and families of oligarchs in Europe and the US...

                It's quite a coincidence that negotiations between the US and Iran began only after Trump's announcement of the need to expel Iranian emigrants.
            4. +2
              April 12 2026 07: 29
              It is unlikely that we will allow such a situation to happen, so that we can live like the Iranians. Iran does not have modern nuclear weapons, or rather, it does not have any at all.
              1. 0
                April 12 2026 21: 46
                The situation is quite delicate, but you have to stretch your arms over your clothes to avoid stretching your legs.
          2. 0
            April 11 2026 23: 02
            With whom? They're flying from Mexico. And do the US even plan on going to heaven? Maybe it'd be easier to talk some sense into their own jerks?
            1. 0
              April 12 2026 08: 36
              Quote from alexoff
              And with whom? They're flying from Mexico.
              Don't think of everyone as a fool.

              And does the US plan to go to heaven?
              So, have Trump or Netanyahu already gone to heaven following Khamenei?

              Maybe it would be easier to reason with your own skakuas?
              So they're calling on them to stop targeting the Russian oil industry so as not to destabilize world prices. Is that helping?
          3. GMV
            +5
            April 12 2026 00: 26
            If the US doesn't have the guts to deal with Iran and needs the help of the rest of the gang, what can they do with Russia and North Korea? And who will contain China after that? They'll take everything back. The Panama Canal, Venezuelan oil, and, of course, Taiwan. The hegemon will lie down and won't raise its head again.
        2. 0
          April 11 2026 21: 37
          You can't hire Mexicans

          Why hire any more Mexicans? It's enough to send some dry cargo ship to the North Sea, then some backers (with the trident symbol) will appear from somewhere and start calling inhospitably at the ports of one island.
          He will quickly bring you to your senses.
      2. +7
        April 11 2026 21: 42
        Quote: nikvp
        The Ukrainians don't have a cosmodrome. What's the answer?

        The European Union Aerospace Agency does have a spaceport at Kourou. It's nominally French territory, but NATO's Fifth Amendment doesn't apply there at all. They can test the most severe intercontinental collisions with complete peace of mind.
        - Tail by tail
        - An eye for an eye
        The spirit of Anchorage has long since faded, but the spirit of the Skripal cat is bright in our bright memory and in our hearts.
      3. 0
        April 11 2026 21: 42
        Launch the first Chubosaurus to the moon, for example...without a spacesuit
    4. +2
      April 11 2026 21: 09
      Was there a response to the attack on the cosmodrome?

      bunker drug potion
    5. 0
      April 11 2026 21: 17
      What, they didn't report it? That's not right.
    6. 0
      April 11 2026 21: 45
      Staal
      Today, 20: 17
      Was there a response to the attack on the cosmodrome?

      hi Well, my dear fellow, don't you know?
      There were preventative responses via Viber, YouTube, and WhatsApp, and since the end of last year, destructive responses across the country to "Telegram." Even deputies and military correspondents can't help discourage such destructive responses.
      angry
    7. +2
      April 11 2026 23: 15
      Don't make me laugh, there was no response even from Peskov's mustache and Maria Zakharova
      1. 0
        April 12 2026 07: 33
        Well, of course, there were probably some deep concerns, but they didn’t go any further, apparently they didn’t have the guts.
    8. +3
      April 12 2026 05: 28
      Was there a response to the attack on the cosmodrome?

      Choose the answer options:
      -We have an Easter truce.
      -We are not like that.
      -We haven't started yet.
      -We express deep concern.
      - Let's draw a red line.
      1. +3
        April 12 2026 06: 44
        And how so?
        -If this happens again, will we take decisive measures?
    9. 0
      April 12 2026 09: 48
      There will be indignation, perhaps even on the air, for example, on Telegram, where all the officials are located.
    10. -1
      April 12 2026 14: 13
      I'm fed up with this cat Leopold... Maybe it's time to say, "I'm tired, I'm leaving"?
  2. + 36
    April 11 2026 20: 17
    Shoigu has already told us that there are no safe places in Russia. Well, except for Rublyovka... what's so surprising now?
    1. +2
      April 12 2026 14: 15
      What about New Riga? Rublyovka is just... There are tons of other places there...
  3. +4
    April 11 2026 20: 19
    Bakanov reported to the president

    As Karpin would say: - Well, so???
  4. + 12
    April 11 2026 20: 23
    Oh, come on, what nonsense. We'll build more spaceports. We'll win in twenty years anyway. Sarcasm. At first I wanted to swear.
    1. +1
      April 12 2026 07: 35
      Here, without swearing, it is impossible to express the complexity and impasse of the current situation.
  5. +1
    April 11 2026 20: 29
    " - Mistress, dangers awaited us at every step!
    — Bullets whistled overhead.
    — We ask that the reward be increased!©
  6. + 15
    April 11 2026 20: 32
    So, Russia launched these satellites from Plesetsk almost three weeks ago. So, was the President only just now informed about the attempted drone attack on the cosmodrome? Or was this "news" only just now given the go-ahead to be shared publicly?
    1. -1
      April 11 2026 20: 34
      It would be much easier to attack Baikonur, but for some reason no one tried.
      1. 0
        April 11 2026 22: 00
        Quote: TermNachTER
        It would be much easier to attack Baikonur, but for some reason no one tried.

        Oddly enough, it is probably several times larger than the entire territory of Jewstan, so it would probably take a long time to find.
        1. +2
          April 11 2026 23: 00
          And Plesetsk is so tiny, in your opinion? And there are forests all around, where just anyone is not allowed to wander.
    2. +7
      April 11 2026 20: 43
      It's a quiet horror. They're afraid of the public reaction to this latest kick from Ukraine. Frankly, they have to respond. But they don't want to, lest something happen. If the Houthis or Iran acted by the same logic, they would have been devoured long ago. And what are we hoping for, what outcome, with such an overly peaceful policy?
      1. 0
        April 11 2026 22: 01
        Quote: Sky Strike fighter
        What are we hoping for, what kind of result, with such an overly peaceful policy?

        The world doesn't allow the dollar to fall sharply - let them pay like mice, prick themselves, cry - but eat cactus...
      2. 0
        April 12 2026 05: 31
        Lately, I've been happier reading news about Iran than about all this...
    3. +9
      April 11 2026 20: 48
      So then some bad guys started spreading rumors about drones flying from the Baltics, and we waited a week to hear halfheartedly that they'd check. We'll probably hear something else in a couple of weeks.
      1. 0
        April 11 2026 22: 53
        Plesetsk doesn't really fit in with the drones from the Baltics.
        1. 0
          April 11 2026 23: 01
          They're also flying from Finland, and in St. Petersburg, they say drones are flying over Primorsk from the north. And it's closer for drones to fly from there than from the Chernihiv region.
  7. + 24
    April 11 2026 20: 40
    hi
    Bakanov reported to the president about Ukraine's attempt to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

    What will Russia's response be, and will there be one at all?
    Of course it will. They'll ban bad news and that's it, problem solved.
    And I’m not joking, I’m writing this in all seriousness.
    1. +5
      April 11 2026 20: 55
      Some very bad news could happen as early as tomorrow morning. I mean, the Ukrainians could launch swarms of reconnaissance drones across all their LBSs, to scout every inch of Russian troop positions and deployments, but Russian troops won't be able to shoot down these reconnaissance drones—the Easter truce! So how will they feel about the Russian war on LBSs across all fronts on Monday, knowing that enemy reconnaissance drones have ferreted out everything they needed with impunity and unchallenged throughout the day?
      1. +1
        April 11 2026 21: 15
        Quote: north 2
        they won't be able to - Easter truce!!!

        https://ria.ru/20220622/spetsoperatsiya-1795199102.html перемирием там не пахнет
      2. +1
        April 11 2026 22: 02
        Quote: north 2
        very bad news could happen as early as tomorrow morning

        It has already happened, they answer.
      3. -1
        April 12 2026 02: 04
        Quote: north 2
        feel Russian wars on all fronts

        Russian is not your native language, judging by the spelling?
  8. +4
    April 11 2026 20: 43
    The Englishwoman is shitting behind the back of the Jew khoooohlovs... They'll soon start launching drones from Mongolia too, you bastards!
  9. +7
    April 11 2026 20: 44
    So, are we now going to be proud that they didn't stop us from launching satellites this time? Or are we going to somehow reason with our enemies? Or are the Nazis not our enemies? Or is the enemy someone else? Questions, only questions.
    1. -2
      April 11 2026 22: 11
      Quote: Volunteer Marek
      So, are we now going to be proud that they didn't stop us from launching satellites this time? Or are we going to somehow reason with our enemies? Or are the Nazis not our enemies? Or is the enemy someone else? Questions, only questions.

      Purely logically, in my opinion, they simply don’t want the most “gifted” to hide; although it’s difficult, just like heads in bad moonshine, they still come out to the LBS, where they are disposed of.
      It's clear that this is fucking nerve-wracking, but strategically it's better than destroying the cities and then spending 20 years fighting with the "forest" brothers or the equivalent of these idiots.
      We have a SVO going on, it allows all sides to adapt to the change in policy, the losers to understand that life will be different, despite all the assurances of their drug Fuhrer, “more carefully, more carefully” - this aphorism of Zhvanetsky is just like the motto of this action!
  10. +6
    April 11 2026 20: 46
    So, is it possible to attack the spaceport of the most brilliant modern genius, Elon Musk, with unknown drones? Oh, right, it's impossible, because it's fashionable these days for wealthy families to send their children to the USA...
  11. + 10
    April 11 2026 20: 51
    and in response - an Easter truce...
    Just imagine, on November 6, 1941, Stalin turns to Hitler: we need to hold a parade, let's make peace for a couple of days... Can't you imagine?
    And the Easter one is already in effect...
    And not for the first time, and not only Easter...
    And not the last, apparently...
    1. 0
      April 11 2026 23: 11
      November 7th wasn't a holiday for Germans. But May 1st would have been appropriate—it was a holiday in both the USSR and Germany.
      1. 0
        April 12 2026 06: 53
        They say by May 1st, everyone who thought they were fit had already been shot by SMERSH...
        1. -2
          April 12 2026 10: 55
          They say by May 1st, everyone who thought they were fit had already been shot by SMERSH...

          And the Gestapo too. Socialists, they're like that...
  12. 0
    April 11 2026 20: 53
    All is well, beautiful marquise,
    Things are going well and life is easy...
    1. -3
      April 11 2026 22: 41
      It's easier, however, than for the Iranians and the Ukrainians running away from the TCC.
  13. +3
    April 11 2026 20: 54
    Where did they fly from?
    Maybe it's time to resort to drastic surgery on a rotten patient, with all sorts of amputations? And not therapy and homeopathic delights? With the psychotherapy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

    404 Americans have already jumped over, except for the women drilling the ISS. lol
  14. +6
    April 11 2026 20: 56
    Is the attack on the military spaceport also an "act of terrorism" carried out by some "militants"?
    1. 0
      April 11 2026 20: 58
      Not an act, but a "provocation." I would ask.)
  15. +1
    April 11 2026 20: 57
    The Bandar-logs couldn't have planned all this themselves. Who's leaking them data on planned launches? Those with a satellite constellation. And without mapping it...sorry, anything can happen in space. Satellites can go blind or even stall for unknown reasons. Especially during periods of strong solar flares.
    1. 0
      April 11 2026 22: 40
      Quote: Alexey Severyanin
      And without applying it...sorry, anything can happen in space

      This is great, but there are two questions:
      1) Does the Russian Federation have sufficiently effective and widespread means to ensure that "anything can happen"?
      2) What to do if "anything can happen" starts to happen to the not-so-rich Russian satellite constellation?
      1. 0
        April 14 2026 13: 43
        This is precisely why Russia is not Iran.
        1. 0
          April 14 2026 15: 30
          I can't help but be happy about this.
  16. +3
    April 11 2026 20: 58
    And what did Putin answer?
    Short.
    1. +3
      April 11 2026 21: 14
      And what did Putin answer?

      nothing
    2. +1
      April 11 2026 21: 21
      Quote: Vulpes
      And what did Putin answer?
      Short.

      He remained silent for a long time.
  17. -3
    April 11 2026 21: 12
    At first, my grandfather didn't understand what a cosmodrome was (it was such a complicated word), and then he completely forgot about it.
    1. -4
      April 12 2026 06: 34
      Quote: yes it is
      At first, my grandfather didn't understand what a cosmodrome was.

      You've apparently confused the Russian president, the pride of our entire country, with your bunker-bound, expired drug-addicted clown. Or, rather, with the leader of your masters (the current one, or, more likely, the previous one). P.S. You forgot to grunt at the end of your stupidity.
  18. 0
    April 11 2026 21: 21
    Oh, how they came flying, flapping their wings, making a noise. But do they all support the Russian Federation?
  19. -2
    April 11 2026 21: 46
    ...an offended boy came to complain to his dad...
    Complete impotence is evident.
    There's a line of "offended boys" like in a mausoleum, with "grievances"
    It's a direct, involuntary anology
    1. +3
      April 11 2026 22: 37
      Quote: The Siberian Barber
      An offended boy came to complain to his dad...
      Complete impotence is evident.

      What should the head of Roscosmos do with enemy UAVs? A successful launch, on the contrary, demonstrates the competence of those involved in the launch.
      1. -2
        April 11 2026 23: 45
        Why the hell are all these UAVs hanging around in our skies???
        Just don’t write about the difficulty/impossibility of ensuring safety!
        There are structures/people responsible for this! It's not working? We need to build a system that meets current realities! Cities are being bombed! Could you have imagined this 30 years ago? I couldn't!
        1. -1
          April 11 2026 23: 50
          Quote: The Siberian Barber
          Could you have imagined this 30 years ago?

          Then I could, under that "president".
  20. 0
    April 11 2026 22: 02
    Bakanov told President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine attempted to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with drones.

    Comrade Bakanov, there's already a line of people wanting to know what President Vladimir Putin responded to? winked
  21. +1
    April 11 2026 22: 35
    Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov informed President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine attempted to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with drones.

    So what did Putin say? He reported and... we'll just have to guess.
  22. -2
    April 12 2026 04: 01
    I reported it, so what? The authorities think: "We didn't hit it. If we do, we'll fix it."
  23. +3
    April 12 2026 05: 11
    Satellites are good, and defending the facility is good, too. But one question remains: how long will we tolerate these drones flying over our territory? When will we finally destroy these decision-making centers? How long can we promise terrible retaliatory strikes? We shouldn't respond, we should smash everything on Bankova Street to dust, so everyone there will be in trouble.
    1. GMV
      0
      April 12 2026 07: 30
      Don't you think Russia is actually developing systems to respond to Western drone attacks? And Ukraine's focus on the Plesetsk Cosmodrome suggests they're hesitant to launch communications satellites, as they'd ultimately negate the current advantage in precision and speed of drone control provided by the West. And about a week ago, there was a Telegram post about drone-killing turrets already on the way. Either they're in the testing phase, or perhaps even ready for military deployment.
  24. -2
    April 12 2026 07: 13
    I heard somewhere that Russia is a nuclear superpower.
    The nuclear superpower has been reduced to a doormat.
    The president shares power with the privatizers. That's why we don't fight.
    Most of our government officials have both money and children there.
    After the declaration of war, the Commander-in-Chief has full and complete power.
    This won't happen. Agreements with the Family are being fulfilled.
    What's left? Military patriots in power?
    Only calling for a military coup is covered by the Russian Criminal Code. I do not call for one.
    And where are they, military patriots? Business is everywhere.
  25. -2
    April 12 2026 09: 48
    The red lines turned brown - they were pooped on.
  26. DBR
    +2
    April 12 2026 10: 29
    Quote: TermNachTER
    It would be much easier to attack Baikonur, but for some reason no one tried.

    This is the territory of Kazakhstan, a country friendly to Ukraine. It's no wonder they also launch missiles from there.
  27. -1
    April 13 2026 07: 22
    Are we really out of pencils? Do we need to buy some urgently through barter?
  28. 0
    April 13 2026 08: 06
    Of course, there aren't that many satellites at the moment, but it's also worth considering that their orbits are much higher than Starlink's.
  29. 0
    April 13 2026 10: 05
    ...Ukraine's attempt to attack the Plesetsk Cosmodrome...

    There are only 2 questions here:
    1. What, were their states shooting them again from 404 or from somewhere closer!?
    2. What will be the last Chinese warning from our Ministry of Foreign Affairs!?
  30. 0
    April 13 2026 19: 33
    And what again? Right, Ti shi na... All our military satellites launch from Plesetsk. If this is really as they say, and the site-based air defense system has worked, then that's good. Why not implement this experience at all the major enterprises? We produce air defense systems, right? We do. Do satellites really need them? I suspect not. And even if they do, no one knows what to do with them, to make them a wall. Otherwise, they wouldn't be exporting them; they'd be making an air defense wall, continuous, deeply echeloned. Or does this smack of a deal: I'll hit you there, and you'll hit me here...