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Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says
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Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine’s military has used SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service to communicate, coordinate attacks, and gather intelligence.
Members of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade, who spoke to The Times, said Starlink became extremely slow earlier this month as Russian troops advanced across the northern border.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s digital minister, said in a recent interview that Russia is testing new, sophisticated tools to “disrupt the quality of Starlink connections because it’s so important to us,” The Times said.
Brian Weeden, the chief program officer for the nonprofit Secure World Foundation, previously told BI that Russia has struggled to disrupt Ukraine’s Starlink service.
Though Russia’s defense ministry is yet to comment, an official who leads the country’s electronic warfare efforts told state media in April that the military had developed capabilities to counter Starlink, the outlet said.
The Wall Street Journal reported in April that Russia had illegally obtained Starlink devices from the black market to coordinate attacks in Ukraine.
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