SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Russia's unauthorized use of his company's satellite-based Starlink internet system has been largely halted. This development comes as Kyiv's defense chief revealed efforts are underway to prevent Moscow from using the service in the future.
The Ukrainian military relies heavily on Starlink for critical communications and drone operations, which have been crucial in their battles against Russian forces. Despite this, Kyiv officials recently discovered that Russia had managed to deploy Starlink-equipped drones, used them in attacks, highlighting a significant vulnerability.
In response to this issue, SpaceX took swift action by adjusting the functionality of its internet system to block unauthorized access. This move seems to have curtailed Russia's use of Starlink, according to Musk. As a result, Kyiv is now working on strengthening its defenses against potential future attempts by Moscow to utilize the service.
The Ukrainian military's reliance on satellite-based technology has been instrumental in their combat efforts, with tens of thousands of Starlink internet connections providing vital communication and piloting capabilities for drones.
The Ukrainian military relies heavily on Starlink for critical communications and drone operations, which have been crucial in their battles against Russian forces. Despite this, Kyiv officials recently discovered that Russia had managed to deploy Starlink-equipped drones, used them in attacks, highlighting a significant vulnerability.
In response to this issue, SpaceX took swift action by adjusting the functionality of its internet system to block unauthorized access. This move seems to have curtailed Russia's use of Starlink, according to Musk. As a result, Kyiv is now working on strengthening its defenses against potential future attempts by Moscow to utilize the service.
The Ukrainian military's reliance on satellite-based technology has been instrumental in their combat efforts, with tens of thousands of Starlink internet connections providing vital communication and piloting capabilities for drones.
I'm so relieved to hear that Russia's using Starlink without permission is being curtailed 
SpaceX is literally the hero we need right now 
Elon Musk is like a superhero, saving the world one satellite at a time 
And can you even imagine if they hadn't taken action? The Ukraine military would be in so much trouble 
Those drones are super powerful and this just goes to show that tech can be both amazing and scary 
Kudos to SpaceX for taking matters into their own hands 
kyiv needs to step up their game though, can't have them relying on the same tech for defense as they do for streaming netflix 
gotta prioritize those drone ops and comms or else moscow'll just find another way in 
is wild how this was discovered tho Ukraine must've had some pretty sharp people on the lookout for any suspicious activity 
anyway guess that's a huge bummer for them, all those connections they worked so hard to set up are just gonna be locked down now 
I'm surprised Elon Musk stepped up like that 
. It shows he values his tech more than Russia's aggression 
. But it's crazy how Ukraine managed to get their hands on this system in the first place 
That's not cool at all. I guess we'll see how Kyiv strengthens its defenses now 
that's like a huge deal especially since ukraine was counting on it to stay connected during this war 
the fact that they could deploy starlink-equipped drones and use them in attacks is super scary 
now we just hope kyiv can strengthen its defenses so this doesn't happen again 
. I mean, I know Ukraine is in a tough spot, but using someone else's tech without permission? That's not cool, bro 
. And what's with the drones? Can't Kyiv come up with their own stuff instead of relying on Starlink? Just saying... 
. Don't get me wrong, it's good that SpaceX took action to secure their system, but this whole thing feels like a band-aid solution. What about all the satellites they already deployed? How are those gonna be taken down or disabled? And what about the cybersecurity risks involved in adjusting functionality like that? 
and it's estimated that 10+ times more Ukrainian Starlink connections are needed just to keep up with the Russian aggression 