To prevent Russia from outfitting drones with Starlink dishes, ‘only verified and registered’ Starlink dishes will be able to operate in Ukraine, says the country’s Minster of Defense.
SpaceX is resorting to drastic measures to prevent the Russian military from accessing Starlink on smuggled satellite dishes: whitelisting the terminals that are allowed to operate in Ukraine.
«Soon, only verified and registered terminals will operate in Ukraine. Everything else will be disconnected», Ukraine’s Minster of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, posted on Telegram.
Russian military forces have repeatedly found ways to harness SpaceX’s satellite internet system. SpaceX and the Pentagon have tried to stamp out such use, but in recent weeks, Russia has outfitted drones with Starlink dishes to help them carry out “hundreds” of attacks inside Ukraine.
In response, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company has been working to cut off the access.
