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It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers


“Once more, we play our dangerous game—a game of chess—against our old adversary.”…

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state media agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. Credit: Yacheslav Prokofyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state media agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. Credit: Yacheslav Prokofyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images If you're a fan of spy techno-thrillers, this all might remind you of the plot from The Hunt for Red October, where a new state-of-the-art Russian submarine leaves its frigid port in Murmansk with orders to test a fictional silent propulsion system that could shake up the balance of power between the Soviet and American navies.

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