# Star Wars: Has Russia’s war with Ukraine gone intergalactic?

https://mins.news/en/item/122803

- France 24, 2026-10-30 16:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261030-star-wars-has-russias-war-with-ukraine-gone-intergalactic

> This month, Russia’s military satellite Cosmos-2612 moved into the orbit of Ukraine’s commercial satellite Iceye-X36. The US State Department deemed the move “threatening,” while orbital analyst Norbert Pouzin called it unprecedented. The report frames it as a combative maneuver linked to the war.

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