“Radio Svoboda, citing sources in the General Staff of the Armed Forces, reports that Russian forces have reduced the number of assaults on the front after Ukraine and SpaceX agreed to block unregistered Starlink satellite Internet terminals.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “Radio Svoboda”, UP sources in military circles
Details: Interlocutors of the publication confirmed that the number of assaults has decreased in some places, and in some areas they have stopped altogether.
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As of 16:00 on February 5, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported 56 combat clashes at the front since the beginning of the day.
Interlocutors of the UP among the military in the Donetsk region confirm the decrease in the activity of the enemy’s UAVs.
What preceded: Radio technology expert Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov reported that on February 5 Russian Starlink terminals stopped working en masse. The occupiers complain about the impossibility of reestablishing communication and that this will affect the coordination of the enemy’s actions along the entire front line.
Prehistory:
- On January 25, Beskrestnov, who became an adviser Minister of Defense Fedorov in technological areas, stated about the Russians’ alleged use of Starlink satellite Internet on the “Shakhed” attack UAVs.
- American businessman Elon Musk responded to Fedorov’s request help solve the problem the use of Starlink on Russian strike UAVs.
- Later it became known that SpaceX took countermeasures against the use of satellite Internet Starlink on enemy attack UAVs.
- February 1 Mask noted that probably measures regarding unauthorized use by Russia Starlink showed the result.
- Fedorov reported on the gradual implementation of a system that will allow only authorized terminals to work on the territory of Ukraine Starlink.
- The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on the introduction of a “white list” for Starlink satellite terminals. Soon, only verified and registered terminals will work in Ukraine. Everything else will be disabled.