The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirms the use of Starlink satellite communication systems by the Russian occupiers at the front.
What Military intelligence managed to find out about Starlink
Intelligence notes that the radio interception of the invaders' conversation shows that Starlink terminals were installed to establish access to the Internet, for example, in units of the 83rd ODSHBr of the Russian Armed Forces, which operate in the Donetsk region near Klishchiivka and Andriivka.
The Military intelligence emphasized that the scale of use of Starlink terminals by the Russians in the war is growing and "begins to acquire a systemic nature."
What preceded it
The American publication Defense One recently reported that Russia is using SpaceX Starlink satellite devices on the front in Ukraine.
According to one of the anonymous sources of the publication, the Ukrainian troops first recorded the use of satellite communication by Russia on the front lines several months ago. Another source noted that the Russians are increasingly using Starlink on the front lines.
Pentagon spokesman Jeff Jurgensen said US officials are aware of the Russians' use of Starlink, but have referred questions to "our Ukrainian partners for any ongoing operational information regarding similar satellite communications activity."
In a February 8 tweet, SpaceX officials said the company “does not do any business with the Russian government or its military. Starlink does not work in Russia, that is, the service will not work in this country. SpaceX has never sold or sold Starlink in Russia, nor has it shipped equipment to Russia."
But the Russians, writes Defense One, can easily obtain Starlink from abroad through third parties.
As a reminder, Starlink allows front-line military personnel to create high-bandwidth mobile communications networks for use in operations centers and to coordinate artillery strikes, among other tasks.
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