Russland sabotiert sechs europäische Satelliten, auch das niederländische Fernsehen ist betroffen

> Behind the disruptions to children’s channel BabyTV lies an extensive Russian offensive on European satellites. This is evident from research by Nieuwsuur .
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> This spring, viewers of children’s channel BabyTV in the Netherlands and other European countries will suddenly see minutes of Russian propaganda. It is unclear at the time who is behind this disruption. speculate Media reports about a possible ‘hack’ at satellite company Eutelsat, which supplied BabyTV’s television signal.
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> But BabyTV’s disruptions are collateral damage of a broader Russian sabotage offensive disrupting European satellites. At least six European satellites have been attacked by Russia in recent months – the latest disruption dates back to earlier this month.
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> “That is a lot, and it is unfortunate that it is happening,” says Patrick Bolder, an expert in the field of military activities in space and affiliated with The Hague Center for Strategic Studies (HCSS). “It shows that we are not resilient. We are not sufficiently aware of our vulnerabilities.”
> Signal hijacking
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> The Russian sabotage first affected the Netherlands on March 16, when KPN broadcast an hour-long interference picture instead of children’s television. At that moment, no one notices, not even KPN. The company only discovered the disruption months later, after questions from Nieuwsuur .
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> But that same morning, at the same time, the broadcast of the Ukrainian television channel FreedomTV is also interrupted. Instead of the normal programming, a Russian propaganda video is shown.
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> That’s no coincidence. The Ukrainian channel runs via the same television satellite as BabyTV, a satellite of the French company Eutelsat. Russia has taken over the television signal from that satellite by broadcasting a much stronger signal: a so-called ‘signal hijacking attack’. That signal also affects the Netherlands.
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> And that happens twice more. On March 28, Dutch customers of VodafoneZiggo and Odido suddenly saw Russian war propaganda on the BabyTV channel. Also on April 17, BabyTV’s programming will be replaced by Russian propaganda videos.
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> VodafoneZiggo and Odido customers in the Netherlands and viewers of FreedomTV in Ukraine see the same Russian singers and war images appear on television.
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> KPN never broadcasts the images: with that provider, the screen automatically switches to interference images on these days.
> The target
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> The target of the Russian disruptions is Ukrainian television, conclude Dutch, French, Swedish and Ukrainian government services with which Nieuwsuur spoke. BabyTV’s interruptions are most likely collateral damage.
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> The disruptions have caused concerns for the Dutch government this spring. For example, the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC), part of the Ministry of Justice and Security (J&V), wrote a confidential report in which it calls on Dutch television providers to map their dependence on satellites. The report is only shared with a handful of providers and television organizations, such as the NPO.
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> In Europe, more than 125 million people depend on satellites to watch television. The NCSC and other European government services fear that the Russian disruptions to satellites in the spring are tests for more serious disruptions, for example during the Summer Games in Paris a few months later.
> Six satellites attacked
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> That doesn’t happen. But Russia continues to sabotage European satellites by jamming them : the signal is not drowned out by another signal, but made temporarily unusable.
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> In recent months, Russia has disrupted at least four satellites owned by the French company Eutelsat and one satellite managed by the Luxembourg company SES. This is evident from confidential investigations by the satellite companies, in the hands of Nieuwsuur , and conversations with involved government agencies in the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and Ukraine.
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> The other attacked satellites carry not only a TV signal, but also government communications and possibly even military communications, according to brochures from the companies. Expert Patrick Bolder sees the attacks as an escalation of the hybrid war between Russia and the West. “We are actually already at war with Russia, but a lot of people don’t understand that. As long as they are not stopped, Russia will keep going one step further. Until we say: stop.”
> UN cannot intervene
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> Efforts to halt Russian attacks are taking place in Geneva. There, the Netherlands, together with four other countries including Ukraine, filed a complaint against Russia with the Radio Regulations Board of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). That is the UN body responsible for regulating satellite communications.
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> “The agreements say loud and clear: disrupting satellite signals is not allowed,” says Lilian Jeanty, former chairman of the Radio Regulations Board. But despite the official complaint, Russian attacks are only increasing. The UN has no coercive means to stop Russia, Jeanty explains. “During ITU meetings, other countries can name and shame Russia . But there are no sanction options.”
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> In response to the complaints to the ITU, Russia denies involvement in the attacks: according to the Russians, their own research shows that no disruptions from Russian territory took place on the dates mentioned. The Russians do not provide evidence for that claim. There was no answer to questions from Nieuwsuur to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Maybe we should ask Putin for some of his red Cayons to draw some of these red lines for sabotage. I heard he is preparing his nukes anyway right now, so he doesn’t need them?

We joke about Putin’s final, final, final nuke warning. But let me tell you who’s the biggest joke here. Well, you know who.

Its ridiculous what we let these cunts do

EU not doing shit and taking it in the ass time after time is bafling to me.

What are they going to do? Send a strongly worded letter showing how highly concerned they are?

Waiting for the letter with stern words.

I’m reaching the point where I don’t entirely discount the scenario where Russia could invade the EU and there would be enough apathy and aversion to conflict that there’s a nonzero probability that I will have to learn Russian. For fucks sake guys, a dozen Arabs killed about 3000 of my countrymen on 9/11 and we proceeded to fucking level about half the middle east. I don’t advocate we go that far, but surely we can find a middle ground here? 🤣

We all agree we are deeply concerned, right?

Maybe time for something else? Or we wait until tanks are at the border of Baltics and Poland doing a special operation?

What did BabyTV do to them??

Cyber warfare instead of physical one, since the satellites seem to be hacked instead of destroyed. A strongly worded letter surely will come, but I’m sure our intelligence agencies already knew about it

So when is europe going to get a private security company that eh.. *provide essential security services* to the gas fields in west siberia?

Waiting for EU joint statement, then no concrete action. Just triggering further mockery on RU side.

JUST FIGHT BACK AND SABOTAGE THEM FFS !
Why are we just sitting ducks, just letting ourselves being harassed like idiots ?!

Lmao the thumbnail image cracks me up, given the context XD

And if someone farts in the general direction of any russian asset there’s promises of nuclear warheads. Meanwhile they keep the sabotage and covert ops *globally* with no reprisal whatsover.

You know the West does the same, its not like we dont retalliate. But its not like we announces these things in the news and Russian news wont speak about it because it shows weakness. Because of our open democracy we do. The spying and sabotaging has increased but was always present.

Do the same, let them make their empty threats. They just need a nap.

Send more long range missiles to Ukraine

This is the appropriate response

We need to retaliate!!! Nuke Moscow!!! Nuke St. Petersburg!!! Paradrop a morbillion troops in Putin’s bathroom!!!

Just a reminder that putin has created a great influx of refigees from syria into EU causing crisis when started boming regular cities at around 2015 (after unsuccessful attempt to take over Donbass after successful attemt to take over Crimea).

How long will europe keep tolerate that?

Being surrounded by actors who get what they need (usa – gas market and tariffs against china , china – moving industrialisation from europe + market for goods, russia – market for gas + political influece) at expence of europe is unsistainable. EU can’t achieve european goals of freedom and prosperity or proceed with climate initiatives without strong economy, military independence and focused efforts towards own interests at the global scale.