Kyiv Post
The outage followed a decision by SpaceX – owned by Elon Musk – to enforce stricter verification rules for its satellite internet terminals on Feb. 4.
by Alisa Orlova
Russian troops on the front line were thrown into confusion after unauthorized Starlink terminals suddenly went offline this month, according to intercepted communications obtained by the Axel Springer network, including Politico.
“All we’ve got left now are radios, cables and pigeons,” one Russian soldier said in a transmission recorded by a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit.
The outage followed a decision by SpaceX – owned by Elon Musk – to enforce stricter verification rules for its satellite internet terminals on Feb. 4.
Devices not registered and approved by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry were remotely disabled, cutting off service to Russian units operating in occupied territories.
The disruption was immediate.
“There’s no connection at all. The images aren’t being transmitted,” another Russian serviceman said in the intercepted recordings, referring to drone video feeds used to guide artillery and FPV strikes.
Ukrainian soldiers say the communications blackout sharply reduced Russia’s battlefield effectiveness.
“On the very day Starlink was shut down, artillery and mortar fire dropped drastically. Drone attacks also decreased,” said an aerial reconnaissance operator from the Bureviy Brigade, identified by the call sign Mustang.
“Their coordination became much more difficult.”
According to calculations based on data from the Institute for the Study of War and cited by Agence France-Presse, Ukrainian forces regained roughly 77 square miles (about 200 square kilometers) in the southeast in the days following the shutdown…
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